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1950[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-648415″ text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”981926″]Fausto Coppi[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ row_height_use_pixel=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”119174″ container_limit_width=”772px”][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=”yes” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ medium_width=”0″ zoom_width=”0″ zoom_height=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”fontsize-933420″ text_weight=”400″ uncode_shortcode_id=”210278″]Bianchi managed to overcome the difficulties of the Second World War and the death of Gian Fernando Tommaselli in 1944.<\/strong> Two years later, when Edoardo Bianchi died, his son Giuseppe took the reins of the company.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=”176127″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”three-two” media_title_uppercase=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”136945″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”fontsize-933420″ text_weight=”400″ uncode_shortcode_id=”392288″]And just like cyclists themselves, Bianchi is able to bring out its best in the most difficult moments. The legend of Fausto Coppi, already known as an excellent cyclist, took off in Bianchi\u2019s white and celeste jersey.<\/strong> The stories behind the 1947 Giro d\u2019Italia win and then the 1949 Tour de France title became some of the most beautiful and recognised in Italy.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ style=”light” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”177727″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_fixed=”yes” z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”133011″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_horizontal=”right” position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_right” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”3″ style=”light” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ align_medium=”align_center_tablet” medium_width=”0″ align_mobile=”align_center_mobile” mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”127664″ css=”.vc_custom_1778665477344{border-left-width: 5px !important;}”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_button radius=”btn-round” outline=”yes” border_width=”0″ lbox_skin=”white” uncode_shortcode_id=”375035″ icon=”fa fa-arrow-left4″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bianchi.com%2Fen%2F1885-1930%2F|”]Previous story[\/vc_button][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_horizontal=”left” position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ style=”light” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ align_medium=”align_center_tablet” medium_width=”0″ align_mobile=”align_center_mobile” mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”167191″ css=”.vc_custom_1778665483351{border-right-width: 5px !important;}”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_button radius=”btn-round” outline=”yes” border_width=”0″ icon_position=”right” lbox_skin=”white” uncode_shortcode_id=”122090″ icon=”fa fa-arrow-right4″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bianchi.com%2Fen%2F1960-1980%2F|”]Next story[\/vc_button][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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