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	Fausto Coppi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fausto Coppi (September 15, 1919 in Castellania, province of Alessandria - January 2, 1960, Tortona) was an Italian racing cyclist.
		Fausto Coppi celebrated his first large success in 1940, winning the Giro d'Italia at the age of 20.
		In addition, Coppi's career was shaped by strokes of fate: in 1951 his teammate and younger brother, Serse Coppi, fell in a sprint in the Giro del Piemonte.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fausto_Coppi (898 words)

	Cycling Hall of Fame.Com
		Coppi won the Tour de France twice, in 1949 and 1952, dominating the competition and easily winning the overall title and mountains jersey competitions.
		Fausto was in a state of mourning during the race.
		Coppi won his first major victory in 1940 at the age of 20 and his last in 1954 at the age of 35.
	www.cyclinghalloffame.com /riders/rider_bio.asp?rider_id=13 (589 words)

	Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
		Coppi and Bartali were among the biggest symbols of that period of Italian history going under the name of “primo miracolo economico” (“First economical miracle”).
		But nonetheless the simple fact that the image of Bartali as saviour of the country and of social peace thanks to his victory was commonly accepted and became part of a kind of “popular legend” is a significative evidence of the importance this sport had in Italy at the time.
		And one of the most recent tributes to Coppi’s figure was the opening of a special museum, located in the same house were he was born, in the 40th anniversary of his death (January the 2nd, 2000).
	www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=2629 (826 words)

	Welcome to Bianchi USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Coppi displayed superhuman strength on the bicycle, frequently decimating the field with long, untouchable solo breakaways.
		At one time or another, Coppi broke his pelvis, shoulder, collarbone (twice) and thigh bone, cracked his skull and vertebrae, and contracted typhus and malaria.
		His romance with "La Dama Biancha"—the "White Lady," who, like Fausto, came from an unhappy marriage—led to persecution and ostracism at the hands of Italy’s legal and religious institutions.
	gianni.bianchiusa.com /2002/site/general/fausto (184 words)

	About Coppi Bikes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Coppi also became the first winner at l'Alpe d'Huez in 1952, decimating the field with a solo break which helped establish his overall winning margin of 28:17.
		Along the course of the Giro d'Italia and Tour of Lombardy, the tifosi still paint his name on the roads to remember their beloved champion, who was certainly one of the greatest cycling champions who ever lived.
		Fausto Coppi bicycles are the current sponsors and bicycle supplier to the "POLTI" team.
	www.pictoncycles.co.uk /aboucoppi.htm (501 words)

	Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
		Here is the second part of Fausto Coppi’s special report, taking a closer look at the rooms inside the home-museum in Castellanía, and telling more on the man, his life and career.
		Another cousin, Egidio Coppi, hosted a special exhibition, on the 43th anniversary of Fausto’s death, with several visitors who also payed tribute to the tomb and mausoleum (they are still open).
		An unusual picture of Fausto Coppi, hung on the wall just outside the home-museum in Castellanía: the Heron, his mother Angiolina, and the farmyard hens.
	www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=2646 (405 words)

	Fausto_Coppi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Born the son of a poor farmer near Tortona, Italy in 1919, Fausto Coppi left home at the age of 14 to work as a bicycle delivery boy.
		Fausto Coppi celebrated his first large success in 1940, winning the Giro di Italia at the age of 21.
		Coppi died at the age of 40 in 1960.
	www.siprep.org /faculty/cevans/Fausto_Coppi.htm (303 words)

	Professional Cycling Palmarès Site \| Tour de France: 1949
		In that year's Giro d'Italia he won three stages and the mountains as well as the overall, relegating his great rival Gino Bartali to a distance of nearly twenty four minutes, and the rest of the field to fifteen more on top of that.
		Coppi's gregari from his Bianchi trade team persuaded him not to quit; Binda built bridges persuading him that the race was still open to be won, with the Alpes and Pyrenees still to come.
		Coppi waited whilst Bartali's wheel was changed, but then Bartali fell, twisting his ankle as he did so.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /veloarchive/races/tour/1949.htm (868 words)

	Cycling monuments & memorials
		Coppi was considered the greatest Italian cyclist of all time - he was the first man to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year (1949).
		Coppi was born in 1919 and died on January 2, 1960, after having contracted malaria.
		Coppi and Magni were already 5 minutes in arrears, while Koblet had suffered a derailleur problem and was limiting his losses in high gear.On the descent, Koblet caught up with the leading group but Bobet attacked early and won the stage.
	home.tiscali.nl /edwinsel/misc_monuments.htm (7876 words)

	COPPI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fausto Di Berardino along with his loyal staff believe that a restaurant must bring in new ideas without compromising the original philosophy of the kitchen and most of all without bastardizing its particular style.
		Coppi’s menu is the reflection of this strict method.
		Coppi Ristorante is currently featuring these two products, served according to old recipes or transformed in different interpretations.
	www.coppiristorante.com (287 words)

	Nove Colli - MARCO PANTANI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The touristic-cycle group "Fausto Coppi" was born in 1965, even if the first affiliation date goes back to 1966, in the historical place for this group of friends: "Bar del Corso", in front of the famous Leonardo's port, in Cesenatico.
		The name of this group had to be a symbol of dignity and faithfulness; for this reason the founders decide to call their centre after Fausto Coppi, died in 1960, a champion remembered for his competitive spirit and in particular for his fairness.
		Thanks to the incentive of Arrigo Vanzolini, president of "G.C. Fausto Coppi" since 1972, the centre will be styling the image of the event that belongs not only to Fausto Coppi but also to Cesenatico and to the cycling too.
	www.novecolli.it /mainsite_eng/storia.asp (414 words)

	Bartali & Coppi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fausto growled, "I want my bike or I quit." Bartali came by, saw the mess, and cried, "I'll wait for you." Finally the second car arrived, with the team director, Alfredo Binda, at the wheel.
		Coppi commanded him to wear it during the Tour of Italy and to ride at the front of the peleton.
		Fausto was content to pay the daily fine, content because of the discomfort he caused Gino.
	www.torelli.com /owen/bartali.html (2236 words)

	1926 Milan-San Remo
		At Alassio they were down to four with Fausto Coppi making his move alone on the Capo Mele.
		Coppi (far right) looks around at his breakaway companions Fermo Camellini, Aldo Baito (Viscontea) and Vittorio Rossello (Viani-Cral Imperia) and prepares to make his attack.
		Fausto Coppi alone on the Capo Mele with 30 km remaining
	www.milansanremo.co.uk /1948story.htm (341 words)

	Hell Of The North
		This race had not been of great quality and Fausto Coppi was roundly criticised in the press.
		Coppi's plan was simple, isolate the favourites and then stretch them to breaking point.
		By the time he reached the velodrome at Roubaix, Coppi was three minutes clear of Diot, some six minutes of Magni, who'd won the Tour of Flanders a week before, and a massive nine minutes ahead of Van Steenbergen.
	members.tripod.com /~CyclingArchive/frhtml/prhist.htm (1578 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Cycling \| Tour de France 2003 \| Tour History \| 1947-1956: Post-war rivalries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fausto Coppi, a former British prisoner of war, was an atheist with a mistress and a willingness to innovate professionally.
		Coppi's second win, in 1952, eclipsed even that margin - a full 28 minutes ahead of the runner-up - and included the first stage win on L'Alpe d'Huez.
		Fausto in Italian means lucky, yet he missed the 1950 Tour because of injury.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/tour_de_france_2003/tour_history/2946016.stm (660 words)

	The Legnano legend
		Until 1942, Gino and Fausto consistently triumph over their opponents, but the two of them are at "war", competitively speaking that is. The real war, unfortunately, is at hand and the rivalry between Gino and Fausto, like many other things, is swallowed up in tragically different events.
		The last recollection by the Legnano fans is that of Fausto Coppi setting the new record of the hour at the Vigorelli arena in Milan, under enemy bombings.
		Fausto has changed ranks and is now racing on a Bianchi bicycle, but Bartali is Bartali: and his victory at the Tour de France in 1948 is an epic event.
	www.classicrendezvous.com /Italy/Legnano/Legnano_history.htm (636 words)

	Book Reviews: The Giro d'Italia (Coppi Versus Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy) by Dino Buzzati - ExperiencePlus! ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Coppi had won the Giro d'Italia twice (1940 and 1947) and all of Italy was divided between these two champions, the one representing past glories, the other the new hope for the future.
		Fausto Coppi died at the age of forty on January 2, 1960, after contracting malaria on a vacation in Africa.
		Coppi and Bartali would likely have dominated the Giro and the Tour again in 1950, but Coppi fractured his pelvis in the Giro that May and didn't ride in the Tour.
	www.experienceplus.com /reading_room/archives/000016.html (1446 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > The Fausto Coppi Story / Jacques Anquetil > Printer Friendly
		The Fausto Coppi Story tells the story of another of cycling's greats, this time of Italy's "campionissimo", or "champion of champions." With an extraordinarily long and successful career as a professional cyclist, Coppi dominated the racing scene in the 1940s and 1950s.
		Both The Fausto Coppi Story and Jacques Anquetil are presented in their original aspect ratios of 1.33:1.
		The Fausto Coppi Story is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0, which is more than adequate for the soundtrack; given the narrative nature of the material, there's no need for surround sound.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/print.php?ID=3322 (995 words)

	Fausto Coppi Collector Cards
		Fausto first came to fame with a third place in the 1939 Tour of Piedmont.
		With his thin face, lean body, narrow chest and extremely long legs, Coppi was well made to be a cyclist; he was also fortunate in that his cardiac rhythm was particularly slow, and his exploits number among the finest in the history of cycle racing.
		But one of his finest performances was his attempt on the hour record which he broke on 7 Nov.1942 in the Milanese Vigorelli; Coppi beat Maurice Archambaud's previous record and raised it to 45.848 km/h, a record which was to stand until 29 June 1956, when Jacques Anquetil rode 46.159 km within 60 minutes.
	members.aol.com /CoppiRider/coppicards.html (352 words)

	Phased - Dave Barter's Muse - The Fausto Coppi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Fausto Coppi Gran Fondo is run annually, and attracts up to 1,000 riders, all of a relatively high standard.
		I'd been told that the Fausto Coppi is one of the hardest European Gran Fondos and the reason was about to become clear.
		The Fausto Coppi Gran Fondo is the ideal tribute to its namesake; it shares his defining characteristics as a rider.
	www.phased.co.uk /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=51 (2359 words)

	Ride-A-Bike Bicycle - Fausto Coffee Espresso Bar
		Fausto Coffee continues to offer consistently the finest coffee espresso in North Carolina.
		Fausto Coppi would, I'm sure,want it that way.
		The story of this mural is of our creation, of a possible continuation the of story from the popular book "The Da Vinci Code" TM, where Jesus is wed to Mary Magdalene and after the crucifixion she heads to France with "the Blood of Christ", which is his child.
	rideabike.com /page.cfm?PageID=56 (355 words)

	Sport
		The 'campionissimo' (super-champion), Fausto Coppi, was a great example of a sportsman, shown in the extraordinary simplicity with which he transmitted his passion for cycling to his team-mates, with whom he trained.
		A figure who was outside of the "Italic" scheme, of International stature, albeit being one of the greatest post-war Italians, among those who gave lustre and honour to a nation that came out in pieces from the war.
		Beloved for his feats, we cannot say the same for his private life: the famous "white lady" was not loved by Coppi fans, because they saw in her the cause of his decline, which on the other hand coincided with age.
	www.wayitalia.net /rooten/sport_1097.html (264 words)

	Professional Cycling Palmarès Site \| Tour de France: 1952
		Absent in 1950 after a crash in the Giro; depressed and out of form in 1951 after the death of his brother Serse, 1952 was the year that Fausto Coppi was determined to renew his dominance in the Tour de France.
		Moving past early attacker Jean Le Guilly, Coppi set out on his own with seventy five kilometres still to ride to the finish in Sestrière: by the finish, his lead had stretched to seven minutes over second placed rider Bernardo Ruiz.
		The domination was total; when Coppi punctured on the way to Monaco, Gino Bartali was on hand to give him a wheel, burying years of enmity in the process.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /veloarchive/races/tour/1952.htm (467 words)

	Squadra Coppi
		Fausto Coppi fought in World War II in Tunisia.
		Despite his career being interupted by World War II, Fausto Coppi massed together an astonishing amount of victories, and aquired imortal status in his native Italy in the process.
		During his first Tour win, Coppi came back from an 18-minute deficit after pulverizing the field in the race's final week.
	www.squadracoppi.com /Fausto.asp (458 words)

	1949 Milan-San Remo.
		Saturday 19 March 1949 saw the great Fausto Coppi, riding for the Bianchi-Ursus team, win his third and final victory in the 40th edition of Milan-San Remo.
		Coppi had won the previous year and also in 1946.
		Coppi finished in a record average speed of 39.397 km/h beating the previous best set by Giuseppe Olmo (38.517 km/h) in 1938.
	www.milansanremo.co.uk /1949story.htm (504 words)

	www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
		Under the headline " Coppi murdered " the Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport claims that the cycling legend Fausto Coppi was poisoned because of a vendetta against cycling.
		Coppi, who died on January 2nd 1960, was presumed to have died from malaria.
		The claims have Coppi being poisoned in Africa by a local venom because of the death of a cyclist.
	www.cyclingnews.com /news/2002/jan02/jan06news.php (1743 words)

	Cicloturismo Fausto Coppi
		His lonely arrival to the most important finishing lines, was announced by an historical sentence: "A lonely man has taken the lead, the colour of his jersey is white and light-blue, his name is Fausto Coppi!".
		When he was 20 (in 1913), he began to win successfully; he was the first man to enter into the legend.
		Costante Girardengo and Fausto Coppi are the two Champion of Champions of cycling who made the town known in the world.
	www.progettociclismo.com /En (110 words)

	Hugo Koblet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After winning the 1950 Swiss road championship, Koblet gained fame across Europe when he became the first non-Italian to win the Giro d'Italia.
		In 1951 he defeated the great Italian cyclist, Fausto Coppi to win the "Grand Prix des Nations," an individual time trial that at the time was considered the unofficial world championship.
		However, the most important victory of his road bicycle racing career came that same year at the Tour de France, during which he captured five stages and won the overall title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hugo_Koblet (366 words)

	www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
		Fausto Coppi took the starting line in the 1955 edition of Milano-San Remo aboard this Bianchi, a race that was won by Coppi's runner-up in the 1953 World Championships, Romain Derijcke of Belgium.
		With World War II raging, it was on a cool November day in 1942 when Fausto Coppi ride this special Legnano track bike to the world hour record at Milano's Vigorelli Velodrome.
		Fausto rode a scant 31 meters further than Archambaud to establish a new World Hour Record of 45.848 km/h.
	www.cyclingnews.com /sponsors/italia/2003/100years?id=exhibition (1224 words)

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