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The cover of Miroir-Sprint magazine’s tribute to Coppi’s life and career shows the campionissimo as he is seen by cyclists across Europe: with the pensive look of a man haunted by personal tragedy
The five Coppi children with Fausto (top right) and Serse (front centre)
Fausto and friends after a hunting trip
Casa Coppi in Castellania as it stands today
Bianchi’s first post-war team line-up in 1946, including the Coppi brothers and Ubaldo Pugnaloni
Early team postcard of Fausto from the 1940s
Coppi is perfection on two wheels as he crushes the field in the La Rochelle time trial in the 1949 Tour de France
Elegance off the bike as the French fans track his every move
The gallery of fans applauds Coppi in the Alps in the 1949 Tour de France
Celebration after victory:
the Nancy time trial clinches his double of Giro and Tour in the same year
Biagio Cavanna massages Coppi as the cyclist’s wife, Bruna, looks on
With his mother Angiolina in Castellania
Life on the road was rudimentary even for the greatest cyclists of the time
The relationships that defined a career: Serse kisses Fausto after the younger Coppi wins the 1949 Paris–Roubaix;
… Gino Bartali on the right and the campionissimo are not at their ease before a Tour de France start;
… relations are ‘normalised’ when Bartali, in overalls, appears at the Giro after his retirement
One of the legendary ‘bottle’ photographs: in this 1949 image, Coppi is passing the drink to Bartali
A man alone: Coppi on the attack in the Alps en route to the second Tour and Giro double in 1952
Giulia Locatelli, on the right in the dark top, joins Coppi on the world championship podium in 1953
The wife and the mistress: Coppi and Bruna celebrate his victory in the 1946 Giro di Lombardia;
… looking for the way with Giulia Occhini
The children: Marina and Faustino as depicted in the pages of Miroir-Sprint
Close to the end of Coppi’s career, the applause of the tifosi seems more respectful than passionate as the champion’s powers fade away
As the campionissimo’s body lies in state, Giulia Occhini has to be restrained by friends,
… while the fans are stricken by grief
Coppi lives on in caricature,
… on idealised magazine covers,
… and in a display in the Bianchi bicycle factory that includes his world championship-winning bike
The massive crowds outside the cemetery in Castellania as Coppi’s coffin is carried in by friends and fellow cyclists
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