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A Champion Cyclist Against the Nazis

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A Champion Cyclist Against the Nazis The Incredible Life of Gino Bartali Author:Alberto Toscano Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6" x 9.25" Pages:176 Photos:8 black and white illustrations Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781526753397 Item No. 9781526753397 Italy, 1943. Although allied with Hitler, there were those who refused to accept the fascist policies of racial discrimination and deportation. Among them was Gino Bartali.A champion cyclist, he won the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) three times and the Tour de France twice. But these weren’t his only achievements. Deeply religious, Bartali never spoke about what he did during those dark years, when he agreed to work with the Resistance and pass messages from one end of the country to the other. Despite the dangers, Bartali used his training as a pretext to criss-cross Italy, hiding documents in the handlebars and saddle of his bicycle, all the while hoping tha

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