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    Angelo Fausto Coppi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfausto ˈkɔppi]; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960) was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist...
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    of the race by Fausto Masnada, Pogačar won the resulting two-man sprint at the finish line. He became the third rider after Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx...
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    Bartali's rivalry with Fausto Coppi divided Italy. Bartali, a conservative, was venerated in the rural, agrarian south, while Coppi, more worldly, secular...
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    French colony of Haute Volta. The president, Maurice Yaméogo invited Fausto Coppi, Géminiani, Anquetil, Bobet, Roger Hassenforder and Henry Anglade to...
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  • associated with the Italian Giro d'Italia and Tour de France winners, Fausto Coppi, Marco Pantani and Felice Gimondi. Edoardo Bianchi, a 21-year-old medical...
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    1968, 1970, 1972, 1973 & 1974 (record shared with Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi) Most days in Giro d'Italia pink jersey : 78 The only general, points...
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    editions of 1943 and 1944 were cancelled for reasons of war. Italian Fausto Coppi won a record five times. Because of its demanding course, the race is...
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  • Fausto Coppi (1919-1960), Italian cyclist Hans Coppi (1916-1942), German resistance fighter Hans Coppi Jr. (born 1942) German historian Hilde Coppi (née...
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    His solo attack was likened to famous historical performances such as Fausto Coppi to Pinerolo in 1949, Claudio Chiappucci to Sestriere in 1992, Marco Pantani...
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    place at the prologue in Genoa, Hinault made a spontaneous visit to Fausto Coppi's home of Castellania, paying respect to the first rider ever to have...
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    for the first time in 1953, when Fausto Coppi beat Hugo Koblet). As the highest peak, it has been named the Cima Coppi in each edition. Every year, the...
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    Contador are the only cyclists to have won each Grand Tour at least twice. Fausto Coppi: 3 Grand Tours – Giro (1952), Tour (1952), Giro (1953). Eddy Merckx:...
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    Alfredo Binda, Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx have the most Giro victories, each of them having won the competition five times. Coppi is the youngest winner...
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  • similar rivalry was the one in the 1940s with the mythical years of Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali, whose duels were the subject of intense coverage and...
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    Fausto Coppi joined the team and would stay with the team until 1956 and 1958. It has been said that the team of the mid-1940s was built around Coppi...
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    Lady”), was the lover of champion cyclist Fausto Coppi in a scandalous extramarital affair of the 1950s. Given Coppi’s high profile, this affair led to the...
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    council in recognition of the cyclist Fausto Coppi in preparation for the centenary of his birth. Castellania Coppi borders the following municipalities:...
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    the sixth of seven Italians, after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Gastone Nencini and Felice Gimondi, and before Vincenzo Nibali to win...
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    becoming one of 11 cyclists (including Anquetil, Merckx, Hugo Koblet and Fausto Coppi) managed to do so. In 1980, Hinault was going for a third consecutive...
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  • Dominican baseball player Fausto Coppi (1919–1960), Italian racing cyclist Fausto Correia (1951–2007), Portuguese politician Fausto De Amicis (born 1968)...
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    equivalent of €3,250. That first Alpe d'Huez stage was won in 1952 by Fausto Coppi. Coppi attacked 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) from the summit to rid himself...
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    teammate Fausto Coppi. Bartali and Coppi's rivalry divided Italy. Bartali, a conservative, was venerated in the rural, agrarian south, while Coppi, more...
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    members of his cycling club nicknamed him "four-stone Coppi", after Italian rider Fausto Coppi, due to his slim physique. Simpson began winning club time...
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    Méditerranéenne, the GP Industria & Artigianato, Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali and Giro del Trentino, before winning the (then) lower level Tour...
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    visited his idol Fausto Coppi, still considered the best cyclist of the era at the time. They both competed in the Trofeo Baracchi, with Coppi winning alongside...
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    problems, because Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi could both be the team leader. During the selection procedure, Coppi almost refused to start the race,...
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    1938: Gino Bartali 1939: Sylvère Maes 1948: Gino Bartali 1949: Fausto Coppi 1952: Fausto Coppi 1959: Federico Bahamontes 1969: Eddy Merckx 1970: Eddy Merckx...
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    were the arrivals on mountain peaks. The race was won by Italian Fausto Coppi. Coppi dominated the race, winning five stages and the mountains classification...
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    Closed Eyes Alberto 1995 The Star Maker Joe Morelli 1995 Il grande Fausto Fausto Coppi TV movie 1996 Le cri de la soie Gabriel de Villemer 1996 Portraits...
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    for the team including Alfredo Binda, Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi. The team participated in the Giro d'Italia 46 times, won the team classification...
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