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Fausto Coppi

Giro d'Italia 2012 poster commemorates Fausto Coppi and Wouter Weylandt

Jered Gruber's stunning picture of the Passo di Giau provides the backdrop

Fausto Coppi Hotel Room at Royal SuperGa

I have a reserved Triple room at the Royal SuperGa ( www.hotelroyalsuperga.it) between 2-4 July. I can't go due to injury so if someone needs a room for the ride let me know on neil@neilvose.co.uk. I have prepaid the room for EURO239 and am open to offers. The race starts there so its a great location. N

Matt Rendell shares his thoughts with me...

Matt Rendell has been part of the cycling media for quite some time now. Most famous for his book on the demise of Italian legend Marco Pantani, Matt is part of the Real Peloton podcast team with fellow ITV Tour de France presenter, Ned Boulting.

I caught up with Matt earlier this evening as he tried to pack his bags and leave for an early flight. This is what we had to chat about...

Matt Rendell
Hi James

Gino Bartali to be honoured for helping save Italian Jews from the Holocaust

Cycling great undertook marathon wartime training rides with documents and money hidden in bike

Coppi book 1

Coppi book 2

Giro d'Italia Stage 5: France's Jérôme Pineau wins stage, Nibaldi keeps pink and honours Fausto Coppi

Breakaway stays away. Just

Coming Up: An Evening with the Writers at Condor Cycles

London book signing for William Fotheringham & Graeme Fife celebrates start of Grand Tour season

Friday Schwag Grab: Signed Coppi book and Prendas calendar - we have winners!

Classic racing double bill up for grabs in this week's compo

50 years on: Italy remembers Fausto Coppi

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Italy has this weekend marked the fiftieth anniversary of the death of one of cycling’s true greats, Fausto Coppi, with a series of events in his birthplace, Castellania, the town where he lived much of his life, Novi Ligure, and Tortona, where he died from malaria on 2 January 1960 at the age of 40.