Faces from the peloton: Serse Coppi (1923-1951)

Serse Coppi with his older brother Fausto Coppi after finishing Paris-Roubaix in 1949

Fausto Coppi’s brother, Serse was born on the 19th of March in 1923 in Castellania, Italy. He started to race professionally in the Bianchi team as the most trusted domestique of his older sibling in 1946. Nevertheless, he had his own personal success either: he won Paris-Roubaix in 1949, although under disputable circumstances. Originally, AndrĂ© … Read more