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Coppi e Bartali, Bartali e Coppi

Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali
Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali

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.”

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Eddy Merckx wins 1966 Milan-San Remo (video)

Eddy Merckx wins Milan-San Remo 1966 (featured)
Eddy Merckx wins Milan-San Remo 1966 - the first of his seven San Remo wins in 11 years.

Today’s historic photo of the day is – the finish of the 1966 Milan-San Remo. A Peugeot-BP-Michelin rider, only 20 years old Eddy Merckx sprints to win his first-ever classics victory. It was the start of Merckx’s run of seven “La Primavera” wins in 11 years.

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Milan-San Remo 2013: Ciolek brings to MTN-Qhubeka its first WorldTour victory

Milan-San Remo 2013: Ciolek wins
Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) won Milan-San Remo 2013. Peter Sagan of Cannondale finished second, and Fabian Cancellara of RadioShack-Leopard finished third.

Gerald Ciolek, German rider of South African MTN-Qhubeka won the first classic and monumental of the year, Milan-San Remo 2013, “la primavera”. It was the South African team’s first-ever WorldTour victory. Ciolek won the sprint against Peter Sagan of Cannondale, who finished second, and Fabian Cancellara of RadioShack-Leopard, who completed the podium.

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Sagan’s first goal is Milan-San Remo in 2013

Peter Sagan Tour de France 2012 stage 7
Peter Sagan coming to the finish line at Tour de France 2012 stage 7

Peter Sagan of Cannondale Pro Cycling Team (formerly Liquigas-Cannondale) has confirmed that Milan-San Remo, “The Primavera” will be the first goal of his 2013 season. The 22-year-old Slovakian won’t participate in Paris-Roubaix and the UCI Worlds in Florence.

Before heading to Los Angeles for the Cannondale Pro Cycling Team official presentation on January 13, he told La Gazzetta Dello Sport that he will ride the Tour de San Luis in Argentina between 21-27 January. He added: “After that, I’ll ride the Tour of Oman, Tirreno-Adriatico, Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Gent-Wevelgem and the Amstel Gold Race.”

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