7 July 1949 Fausto Coppi’s First TDF- Stage Victory
It was a 92 km long individual time trial between Les Sables-d’Olonne and La Rochelle. It took Coppi 2hr 18min 10sec to finish it. He… Read More »7 July 1949 Fausto Coppi’s First TDF- Stage Victory
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2 July 1963 Jacques Anquetil won the stage in the Pyrenees (Tour de France)
This was Anquetil first ever mountain stage victory at the Tour de France, although he has already won the race three times.
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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… Read More »4 June 1965 Cima Coppi Was Introduced
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