Coppi



Fausto Coppi bike, said to have been ridden by Coppi himself, in the Museo di Campionnissimi, Novi Ligure.



Giame saddle




Angel Garcia photo

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COPPI IL MITO

My Cecil Walker, on the road to Castellania, 2006

Coppi lives!

Donna at full speed

1994 Track Nationals, on the old Cooks Gardens Velodrome.

Return to Coppi country

With my work obligations behind me, I caught the train from Milan to Tortona, then rode the the next 20kms down to Novi Ligure.
The plan is to stay for two or three days, fairly close to Milan in case CTB arrives, and get in some miles. I also want to see the Coppi house at Castellania, which was closed whan I visited in 2006.

Friday AM, I headed south through Gavi, turning left at Voltaggio and over a decent 800m climb to descend into Campo Ligure.
Rain clouds were billowing over the hills from the coast, so I thought better of my plan to lunch at the top of the Turchino, and headed back to Novi Ligure through Ovada.