Wladimiro Panizza, who was named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin by his parents, was born on the 5th July 1945 in Fagnano Olona, Italy.
Giro d’Italia
Giro d’Italia 1972
Ho to defeat Eddy Merckx (Molteni), that was the question of the 55th Giro d’Italia (21 May- 11 June 1972). Nobody could answer it, although Jose Manuel Fuente (KAS) came quite close to the solution.
4 June 1965 Cima Coppi Was Introduced
Every year the highest peak of the Giro d’Italia is called “Cima Coppi”, in honour of the great cyclist Fausto Coppi (1919-1960). In the inauguration year, the highest peak of the route was Passo dello Stelvio. The race was a real spectacle due to the heavy snowfall. Graziano Battistini crossed the finish line first on … Read more
Mini Cyclibng Who’s Who: Miguel Poblet
miguel Poblet was born at Montcada i Reixac in the northern suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on 18 March 1928. He was encouraged by his father (a bicycle shop owner) to take up racing seriously and turned professional in 1944 at the age of 16. The late forties, early fifties were a difficult time to … Read more
Mini Cycling Who’s Who : Vittorio Adorni
Vittorio Adorni was born on 14th November 1937 in San Lazzaro di Parma. His professional career began in 1961. Adorni was rather known as a domestic, but he also managed to win the Giro d’Italia in 1965. He was a master of tactic, no wonder, that from his 10 participations, he finished Giro d’Italia six … Read more