Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Madonna del Ghisallo. Show all posts

18 July 2017

Gino Bartali - cycling star and secret war hero

Tour de France champion was clandestine courier Gino Bartali on his way to victory in the 1938 Tour de France Gino Bartali, one of ...

28 April 2017

Nicola Romeo - car maker

Engineer used profits from military trucks to launch famous marque Nicola Romeo bought the car manufacturer Alfa of Milan in 1915 ...

19 October 2016

Fiorenzo Magni - cycling champion

Rider from Tuscany won Giro d'Italia three times Fiorenzo Magni Italy lost one of its finest professional riders and its last lin...

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