Fausto Coppi was an Italian road racing cyclist regarded as one of the greatest of the twentieth century. He won the Giro d'Italia five times and the Tour de France twice, and in 1949 became the first cyclist to win both races in the same year, a feat that helped define modern stage racing. His rivalry with fellow Italian Gino Bartali became one of the sport's most celebrated storylines in the years after the Second World War.
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Career HighlightWon the Giro d'Italia five times, the Tour de France twice, and the World Championship in 1953; earned the title Il Campionissimo (Champion of Champions). 1 Classification
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How did the rivalry between Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali affect Italy?
It split Italian fans between the rural south and the industrial north.
Italian fans divided into coppiani and bartaliani, and the rivalry between the two riders divided the country. Bartali was conservative and religious and was venerated in the rural, agrarian south, while Coppi was more worldly and secular, innovative in diet and training, and was the hero of the industrial north.
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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.
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was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War.
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He won the Giro d'Italia five times (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953), the Tour de France twice (1949 and 1952), and the World Championship in 1953.
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He was an all-round racing cyclist: he excelled in both climbing and time trialing, and was also a good sprinter.
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He won the Giro d'Italia five times (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953), the Tour de France twice (1949 and 1952), and the World Championship in 1953.
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