The Izoard has been climbed 33 times in the race's history. The likes of Gino Bartali, Louison Bobet, Fausto Coppi and Federico Bahamontes have all been the first to reach the summit, ...

Roll back to the 50’s and it was the exploits of Italian Fausto Coppi and Frenchman Louison Bobet that ignited the heart and soul of their dividing nations as the unworldly landscape and weathered ...

Next up is the Col d’Izoard, which has appeared in the Giro d'Italia on seven previous occasions, most notably in 1949, when Fausto Coppi was first to the top during his famous solo raid between ...

The mythic Col d'Izoard first appeared in the Tour back in 1922 and has since been utilised by race organisers on a further 33 occasions. ... Fausto Coppi, Louison Bobet, ...

There’s a man alone ahead. His jersey is white and blue. His name is Fausto Coppi.” It was 1949 and the stage was Cuneo – Pinerolo, Giro d’Italia of course. The radio was the only way to follow the ...

Italy’s Joe DiMaggio is a lean (5 ft. 11 in., 156 Ibs.), hawk-nosed bicycle racer named Fausto Coppi. In 1949 Coppi won bicycling’s two biggest races, the Tour de France and the Giro d ...

SERRE-CHEVALIER, France (AP) For the first time in the race's history, a Tour de France stage will finish at the summit of the Col d'Izoard, the scene of some of the race's most memorable feats.

The Izoard has been climbed 33 times in the race's history. The likes of Gino Bartali, Louison Bobet, Fausto Coppi and Federico Bahamontes have all been the first to reach the summit, ...