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Angelo Fausto Coppi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈfausto ˈkɔppi]; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960) was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo ("Champion of Champions").
Jan 15, 2012 · The Italian dominated the sport either side of the Second World War, using his all-round skills as a climber, sprinter and time-trialist to build a palmares that rewrote the record...
Professionista dal 1939 al 1960, soprannominato il Campionissimo o l'Airone, fu il corridore più famoso e vincente dell' epoca d'oro del ciclismo ed è considerato uno dei più grandi e popolari atleti di tutti i tempi.
May 23, 2019 · Fausto Coppi shaped cycling like no other rider in history as well as winning the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France multiple times
Fausto Coppi (born 1919-09-15 in Castellania, passed away 1960-01-02) was a former professional road racing cyclist from Italy, active between 1938 and 1959. His best results are 5 wins in GC Giro d'Italia and 2 wins in GC Tour de France.
Jun 17, 2009 · The greatest cyclist of the immediate postwar years, Coppi’s scandalous divorce and controversial death convulsed Italy in the 1950s and were still making headlines half a century later.
In the sport of cycling there are champions, and then there is iconic Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi — il campionissimo. His humble beginnings, seemingly impossible combination of talents, and fierce competitive spirit are the stuff of pure legend.
Fausto Coppi professional racing career spanned an incredible 19 years. In that time he not only won the Giro five times, but he won the Tour de France twice, giving him seven grand tour wins in his career, a mark that put him in the rarefied company of just five other cyclists.
Jan 2, 2020 · It is ironic then that Fausto Coppi, Italy’s greatest cyclist, died from malaria on January 2, 1960 at the age of 40. His doctors had been unable to correctly diagnose the disease but the symptoms had worsened so quickly it was unlikely much could have been done. Triumph had raised up Coppi yet tragedy had dogged him.
Jun 6, 2023 · A heartwarming page of history, because Coppi will live forever and that was what Fiorenzo Magni, founder of Ghisallo Cycling Museum Madonna del Ghisallo and tied to the Campionissimo and his family by a sportmanship and human friendship, wanted. By Alessandra Giardini (La Gazzetta dello Sport , May 17th 2023)
