Tag: Legnano

Coppi e Bartali, Bartali e Coppi

Post author By M. Özgür Nevres
Post date August 5, 2016
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Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali: two cycling legends of Italy. The rivalry between them is perhaps the most famous sporting duel in history. It has been started during World War II and continued afterward.

In December 2012, RCS Sport, the organizer of the Giro d’Italia, has put together 100 journalists to rate the greatest moments of the race’s 103-year history. The fifth question was “Which are the biggest sporting rivalries in the Giro d’Italia?”, and the obvious answer was: “The rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali.”

Tags Gino Bartali, Giro d'Italia 1946, Giro d'Italia 1950, Hugo Koblet, Legnano, Milan-San Remo, Tour de France 1952

Special Bicycles Bicycles and Equipment History and Legends

Top 12 iconic bikes in cycling history

Post author By M. Özgür Nevres
Post date November 9, 2013
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Graeme Obree's Old Faithful is on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh

I’ve inspired by GCN’s video titled “Top 10 iconic road bikes in racing history” while writing this post. I made some changes, excluded some of Daniel Lloyd’s choices, and extended the list by including a few bikes. Here are the top 12 iconic bikes in cycling history (IMHO, of course).

Tags Ernesto Colnago, Gino Bartali, Legnano, Mario Cipollini, Maurice Garin, Mike Burrows, Rui Costa

History and Legends Bicycles and Equipment

The rebirth of Legnano

Gino Bartali's Tour de France 1948 winner bike — Gino Bartali (Legnano) shifting the Campagnolo Cambio Corsa during his 1948 Tour de France win. A Legnano equipped with Campagnolo Cambio Corsa groupset.

The Italian Bozzi family has once again moved ahead to revitalize the historic Legnano brand. In 2010, they resolved a licensing agreement issue with Bianchi, who had acquired the famous brand after the assassination of Emilio Bozzi in 1974. The new Legnano models were introduced in September 2013 at ExpoBici.

The history of Italian bicycles starts with the “L” of Legnano. Few if any marques can boast a legacy of success in the competition thanks to champions like Alfredo Binda, Giovanni Brunero, Learco Guerra, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, and Ercole Baldini.

Tags Ercole Baldini, Frejus, Gino Bartali, Legnano