Book: "Un Secolo Di Passioni"

The official Giro d'Italia's 100th anniversary book, covering 1909 up to the 2009 race, began being sold today in bookstores in Italy. There has been a slight name change from the original announcements. The book is now entitled "Un Secolo Di Passioni" (A Century Of Passion); the original announcements referred to the title as "100 Anni Di Passioni" (100 Years of Passion).

Written by Pier Bergonzi and Elio Trifari the large format book has 256 pages and 289 photographs from the archives of the Gazzetta dello Sport. Published by Rizzoli Libri the cost is 14.99 euro.

Photo: book cover

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Book: "100 Years of Passion"

The Giro d'Italia organizers have announced in Rome that a new book "100 anni di passione", by Pier Bergonzi and Elio Trifari, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Giro d'Italia will go on sale in Italy on April 20th. No details at the moment if the book will be available in English.

The Giro'd'Italia will finish in Rome this year on May 31st.

Photo: Francesco Moser at the front of the Colosseum in Rome, in 1984, at the Giro del Lazio.

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