It’s an afternoon in late May and finally I manage to take two hours for myself to know the new Giovanni Nencini’s activity, Gastone Nencini’s son. Bikes Retrò is a bike …
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PARIS – ROUBAIX ON VINTAGE BICYCLES: THE TEAM OF NOVA U.V.I. TELLS THE CHALLENGE
by Lisa BartaliThe first edition of the Paris-Roubaix goes back to 1896, and it originally started from the French capital. Today the 0 km is in Compiègne. From this city we must ride …
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Experience, passion and team work have been the ingredients for an excellent restoration and restyling of my Bartali bicycle, the last arrived in the family. Some months ago I found out …
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THE TOUR AROUND THE WORLD BY BICYCLE: THE TRUE STORY OF ANNIE LONDONDERRY
by Lisa BartaliAnnie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky was the first woman to make a tour around the world by bicycle, challenging her own physical capabilities, the slight economic resources and the many prejudices in Victorian …
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L’ EROICA GAIOLE 2017: MY GRANDFATHER GINO, SOURCE OF INSPIRATION OF GENUINE PASSIONS
by Lisa BartaliThursday, Friday and Saturday of waiting with a lot of events dedicated to the bicycle. And on the 1st October l’ Eroica Gaiole 2017 was run. The vintage ride at the …
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THE ENTERPRISE OF THE NOVA U.V.I. : THE COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST EDITION OF GIRO D’ITALIA 1909
by Lisa BartaliIt was the 13th May 1909 when the Giro d’Italia started. 127 cyclists participated. Only 49 managed to finish the race. The winner was Luigi Ganna, the “King of the Mud”. …