The Giro D'Italia: Coppi Vs. Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy Review

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The Giro D'Italia: Coppi Vs. Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy ReviewThis is a book, not just about one of cycling's great events, the Giro, during one of the classic years of that event, 1949. It is a book of literature, of the Italian people recovering from a decade of war, of the duel between the mindset of war being overcome with the temptation of peace, and of the old decorated hero -- Bartoli -- battling time, the inevitable decline of age, and the young Fausto Coppi.
Each chapter is a bon bon that I savoured until it was over. Written by Buzzati, an award winning Italian journalist who was covering his first bike race, the book contains revelations and explanations that those who are unfamiliar with cycling will appreciate. For those who have descended twisting roads, at screaming speeds, from within the peloton, there are great tid bits. The dreams of the grisanti (the domestique) one day raising his arms in victory -- NOT! The crazy old one, leaving six hours before the riders start and finishing after dark, determined to conquer the entire course. Age defying time. The home town rider, "in crisis just two days before" who wins the stage in front of his teachers, his family, and the president of his local cycling club who once presented him with his first bike. Read this book! You'll either jump on your bike in fantasy or save for that next flight to Genoa. I am grateful it has finally been translated into English.The Giro D'Italia: Coppi Vs. Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy Overview

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