Giro Photos: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940

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1936 - A phase of the Terminillo mountain time trial, won by Giuseppe Olmo

1937 - Gino Bartali also wins the the climbing classification

1938 - Giovanni Valetti, eventual winner, climbing the Ghisallo

1939 - Typical road conditions in Giro stages in the 1930s and 1940s

1940 - Fausto Coppi awarded a panettone after a stage

1940 - Fausto Coppi with Gino Bartali and Giovanni De Stefanis

Panettone is a typical bread of Milano, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year around Italy.

A report on my ride up Ghisallo:

http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2008/05/ride-to-madonna-del-ghisallo-part-i.html
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2008/05/ride-to-madonna-del-ghisallo-part-ii.html
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2008/05/ride-to-madonna-del-ghisallo-part-iii.html
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2008/05/ride-to-madonna-del-ghisallo-part-iv.html
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2008/05/ride-to-madonna-del-ghisallo-part-v.html

And, another Ghisallo report:

http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2009/03/goal-chapel-of-madonna-del-ghisallo.html

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