Felice Gimondi, Merckx's Toughest Opponent

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FSA Introduces Gimondi Signed Track Crank

FSA has introduced a retro square-taper track crank with 1973 world road champion Felice Gimondi’s signature. Gimondi also won the Tour, the Vuelta, and the Giro (three times), Paris-Roubaix on similar Campagnolo double cranks.

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Pantani and Gimondi by Richard Mitchelson

ROULEUR, a quarterly cycling magazine dedicated to road racing, is selling Richard Mitchelson designed T-shirts based on some of the greatest names in cycling history. The Italians represented are Marco Pantani and Felice Gimondi.

Order info here.

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Granfondo Felice Gimondi, "La Felice Gimondi"

The 15th edition of the Granfondo Felice Gimondi will be moving to April in 2010 from its traditonal start in May. The Alpini are having their national convention in Bergamo the 8th and 9th of May forcing the change. The granfondo will be held on April 25th.


The official name of the granfondo is also being permanently changed to "La Felice Gimondi". The three courses of 95.7 km, 134.5 km and 165.3 km will remain the same.


In 2011 the granfondo will return to May, on Sunday, 9 May.


Photo: Felice Gimondi recently; photos from 2009 event


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Me and ......WHO??? Milan, EICMA, 2006 Part I

On September 15th Eros Poli, Paolo from Chesini and I headed to Milan from Verona. The occasion was the very big international EICMA bike show.

It was a surreal experience. Here I was meeting Eddy Merckx, Felice Gimondi, me and ....WHO??, the Pinarello and DeRosa families, and some friendly representatives. It was over the top!