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Want to own Fausto Coppi’s custom 1946 Bianchi road bike? This masterpiece is yours for £103,505

This bike is one of six made for Fausto Coppi by Bianchi's elite Reparto Corse innovation and engineering department, and if you have deep pockets it could be yours

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Pedestrian crossing near station in Trento via Google Street View 3

Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! Italian cyclist’s refusal to accept fine sees it rise 20-fold

University professor fined for riding over pedestrian crossing claims he broke no law – and hopes his Kafkaesque ordeal will help others embroiled in bureaucratic nightmare

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Snake Bite: Taking on the epic Seven Serpents unsupported gravel ride (and failing)

850km of riding featuring mud, slop and terrifying trails with 16,000 metres of climbing? It went about as nicely as it sounds for the intrepid VecchioJo

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Cyclist in Ferrara 01 (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Italy’s Deputy PM Salvini backpedals on number plates for cyclists – “It’s just for scooters”

Lega politician – who in 2015 said it was “mad” to consider taxing cyclists and making them wear helmets – makes U-turn on similar measures he outlined in Parliament this week

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Cyclists blast Italian government’s “extremely worrying” plans to introduce bike registration plates and insurance

But manufacturers say the reforms, which also include making helmets and bike indicators mandatory, are “more about stopping the spread of bicycles than increasing safety on the roads”

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Ghisallo manufacturing 1 (Steve Thomas)

How Cerchio Ghisallo make classic wooden bike wheels in the heart of Lombardy

You won't find these wheels at the Giro d'Italia... but the famous Cerchio Ghisallo rims are made with fine Italian craftsmanship right next to the equally famous Passo del Ghisallo climb

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2022 3T Exploro Racemax X Huracan Sterrato

3T and Lamborghini reveal Exploro Racemax X Huracán Sterrato collaboration

The collab bike is a celebration of Made in Italy, design and passion for innovation

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Bianchi Factory 2023 (via Bianchi)

Bianchi announces plans for new carbon frame factory in Italy

The venerable bike manufacturer claims the new Treviglio-based factory will produce 1,000 frames a day

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Romanian police recover stolen Italy track team bikes (Image: Politia Romana)

Two teenagers sentenced to 18 months for Italian track bike theft at October’s UCI Track World Championships

The duo were part of a gang which raided the Italy team’s minivan at the Roubaix Worlds – Filippo Ganna’s gold Pinarello was among the 22 bikes stolen

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Romanian police recover stolen Italy track team bikes (Image: Politia Romana)

Romanian police recover Italian team bikes stolen from UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Filippo Ganna's gold Pinarello was one of the 21 bikes found during raids, with the haul worth an estimated £500,000 — four suspects have been arrested

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