| In
1952, Fausto Coppi offered his fans an extraordinary encore of his golden
year. In fact, he won both the "Giro d'Italia" and "Tour de
France" along with the G.P. Mediterraneo. In the photo above he is
running the lap of honor after a triumphal Tour, Under, already in pink,
he is in action at the Erba-Como time trial. |
Coppi,
as real ruler of every steepest ascent, triumphant, rose the steepest
climbing of the Tour. Fausto was an incomparable athlete who got his
victories against every competitor, in every State, in all climates, in
every specialty. In the photo above, he is in action in the Tour 1952.
Under: he is leading his "greyhounds" in the time trial stage of
the G.P. Mediterraneo he won in an aggressive way. Behind him, Gismondi
and Carrea. |
