Corsa Rosa: A history of the Giro d’ItaliaBloomsbury Publishing, 20 avr. 2017 - 304 pages The Giro d'Italia is the cooler, tougher brother of the Tour de France. First staged in 1909, and only pausing for two World Wars, its hundredth edition takes place in 2017. Inspired by L'Auto's improved circulation figures after establishing France's Grand Tour, the Gazzetta dello Sport saw an opportunity to outdo its rival paper, the Corriere della Sera, by organising its own race. From its first years the Giro pushed riders to their limits with brutal climbs, treacherous road conditions, appalling weather and epic distances. Time has changed the Giro to a degree, but it remains as ferociously testing – and as beloved of cycling's romantics – as ever. All the winners are covered: from the first victors Luigi Ganna and Carlo Galetti, to the likes of Alfredo Binda, Costante Girardengo and Gino Bartali, past the legends of Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx, on to Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Marco Pantani, and then right up to today's champions Vincenzo Nibali, Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador. The history of the Giro is the history of cycling's superstars. The battles for supremacy, the controversies and skulduggery, the fame and the glory, and the iconic stages all feature. In Corsa Rosa, Gallagher skillfully combines history, anecdote and analysis to bring this ultimate test of endurance vividly to life. |
Table des matières
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The Toughest Bike Race in History? | 22 |
Chapter 4 Costante Girardengo and the Giros First Golden Age 191925 | 35 |
Chapter 5 The Despotic Reign of Alfredo Binda 192533 | 56 |
Chapter 6 Gino Bartali Dominance Is Challenged by Fausto Coppi 193440 | 78 |
Chapter 7 Fausto Coppi Takes on All Comers 194653 | 100 |
Chapter 11 Stephen Roche Survives Civil War to Win the Tour and Giro 198791 | 182 |
Chapter 12 Big Mig and the Rise of Marco Pantani 19928 | 199 |
Chapter 13 Pantani Expulsion Heralds Dark Days 19992007 | 214 |
Chapter 14 Still Crazy After All These Years The ModernDay Giro 200815 | 234 |
Chapter 15 Giro dItalia Bringing Up the Century | 252 |
Appendix | 261 |
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Acknowledgements | 282 |
Chapter 8 A Race for All Shapes Sizes and Nationalities 195466 | 121 |
Chapter 9 Eddy Merckx Rewrites the Record Books 196776 | 145 |
Chapter 10 Nothing and Nobody Can Outfox the Badger 197786 | 165 |
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