The Story of the Giro d'Italia: A Year-by-Year History of the

The Story of the Giro d'Italia: A Year-by-Year History of the Tour of Italy, Volume 2: 1971-2011

The Giro dâ€™Italia is one of the worldâ€™s most important and popular bicycle races, yet there is almost no information in English about this magical Italian raceâ€™s rich past. With â€œThe Story of the Giro dâ€™Italiaâ€, the fabulous history of Italyâ€™s national tour is at last available. Volume One took the story of the Giro from its origin as a desperate promotional gamble by a nearly broke newspaper to Eddy Merckxâ€™s convincing 1970 victory.

Volume Two describes the growth of the Giro into a modern, vital international race that is followed by cycling fans all over the world. Along the way, the stories and races that have excited the public over the last forty years are told, including the Francesco Moser/Giuseppe Saronni rivalry, the tragic tale of Marco Pantani and the Alberto Contador affair that left the Spaniard stripped of his 2011 Giro championship.

About the Authors
Bill and Carol McGann have had their lives inextricably tied up with bicycles about as long as they can remember. Their first date was a bike ride. Bill, formerly a Category 1 racer, has been a contributor to several cycling magazines and is widely acknowledged as an expert on road bikes and cycling history. Since his father gave him a small 1-speed English lightweight bicycle when he was 5 years old, Bill has been in love with everything about bikes. Carol, a former college biology instructor is also an accomplished rider, having cycle-toured extensively. The McGanns have owned several bicycle shops, and started Torelli Imports, a distributor of high-performance cycle equipment. Today they own McGann Publishing, LLC, publishing and writing books about cycling history.

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780984311798
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	McGann Publishing
Manufacturer	McGann Publishing
NumberOfPages	315
PublicationDate	2012-04-15
Publisher	McGann Publishing
ReleaseDate	2012-04-15
Studio	McGann Publishing

The Story of the Giro d'Italia: A Year-by-Year History of the Tour of Italy, Volume 2: 1971-2011

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