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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
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:
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