An edition of The beautiful race
(2018)
The beautiful race
the story of the Giro d'Italia
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
by O'Brien, Colin (Cycling journalist)
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A richly written celebration of the Giro d'Italia in all its kaleidoscopic glory after more than one-hundred stagings of this desperately hard race.
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The beautiful race: the story of the Giro d'Italia
2018, Pegasus Books
in English
- First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
1681776642 9781681776644
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Table of Contents
The Giro is born
The early years
Salita famosa: Roccaraso, Abruzzo
Alfredo Binda: il Grande Antipatico
The Devil wears wool shorts
Salita famosa: Croce d'Aune, Veneto
Fascism and the Giro
Bartali and Coppi, Coppi and Bartali
Magni: il Terzo Uomo
Salita famosa: Passo dello Stelvio, Trentino-Alto Adige
Gracious Gimondi and merciless Merckx
Salita famosa: Blockhaus, Abruzzo
The sheriff and the rifle shot
Salita famosa: Tre Crime de Lavaredo, Veneto
Enter the Americans
The Sappada affair
1988: fear and loathing in Lombardy
Marco Pantani
Salita famosa: Colle delle Finestre, Piemonte
A decade of difficulty
Salita famosa: Colle dell'Agnello, Piemonte
Then and now
Epilogue
List of winners.
Edition Notes
Includes index.
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