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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").
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
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...
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.
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 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.
Jan 4, 2010 · Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of “Il Campionissimo”, Fausto Coppi. Five-time winner of the Giro d’Italia, twice a victor of the Tour de France and the hour record holder...
Jan 8, 2023 · An excellent climber, he was the first person to win a stage on the Alpe d’Huez during the Tour de France but was also a superb time triallist, winning the de facto world time trial championship, the Grand Prix des Nations, twice. On the track, he won the World Pursuit Championship twice.
