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90oxn (Free pdf) Corsa Rosa: A history of the Giro drsquo;Italia Online [90oxn.ebook] Corsa Rosa: A history of the Giro drsquo;Italia Pdf Free Brendan Gallagher DOC | *audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF | ePub Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #1296084 in Books Brendan Gallagher 2017-04-25 2017-04-25Original language:English 9.27 x 25.78 x 6.03l, .0 #File Name: 1472918800304 pagesCorsa Rosa A history of the Giro d Italia | File size: 36.Mb Brendan Gallagher : Corsa Rosa: A history of the Giro drsquo;Italia before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Corsa Rosa: A history of the Giro drsquo;Italia: 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great rest day reading for the 2017 Giro d'Italia and for its 100th editionBy BWN GuyWhile there have already been excellent books written about the Giro d'Italia - most notably Herbie Sykes' "Maglia Rosa: Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro d'Italia" (read our review here), this year's 100th edition of the race certainly qualifies as a worthwhile landmark to revisit the history of the race. This edition is called "Corsa Rosa: A History of the Giro d'Italia". Penned by another British cycling journalist (Brendan Gallagher) and published by Bloomsbury (the publisher of 'Maglia Rosa'), but serves as a more scholarly read as compared to 'Maglia Rosa's coffee table format.What "Corsa Rosa" seems to make clear is that, while the Giro was clearly started to copy it's northern rival the Tour de France, it served in many ways a more noble purpose - to unite a nation that only years before had form out of a loose collection of city-states. While sporting newspaper La Gazetta dello Sport did found the race with the same self-serving interest as France's L'Auto - to sell more newspapers - the race really did help to make Italy a nation and to make cycling the national sport of Italy.Corsa Rosa marches through the history of the race in chronological format, breaking the race into eras - from the years trying to get off the ground to its' golden age from 1919 to 1925 to the reigns of its' early stars like Alfredo Binda, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx.Also notable in the book is the hand-in-hand role that the race played in Italian politics and religion. It's no secret that fascist leader Benito Mussolini looked draw in the winners of the race to be served up as heroes of and models for the ideal Italian citizen. Even in an increasingly secular society, it's only in Italy that you would see the Pope bless the start of a bicycle race and be gifted with a gold plated Colnago.The book gives special focus to the spectacular rise and fall of Marco Pantani and the dark days of doping that the sport suffered through. When Pantani came back from a suspension to place 13th in the 2003 race, there was hope that the sport could leave doping behind, but of course, his death from a cocaine overdose in early 2004 ended that possibility.The book ends with a recap of the 2016 edition of the race. Is it any wonder that Bob Jungels and Tom Dumoulin, who both figured heavily in the early days of last year's race are battling for the lead this year? The Giro d'Italia is the cooler, tougher brother of the Tour de France. First staged in 1909, and only pausing for two World Wars, its hundredth edition takes place in 2017. Inspired by L'Auto's improved circulation figures after establishing France's Grand Tour, the Gazzetta dello Sport saw an opportunity to outdo its rival paper, the Corriere della Sera, by organizing its own race. From its first years the Giro pushed riders to their limits with brutal climbs, treacherous road conditions, appalling weather and epic distances. Time has changed the Giro to a degree, but it remains as ferociously testing--and as beloved of cycling's romantics--as ever.All the winners are covered: from the first victors Luigi Ganna and Carlo Galetti, to the likes of Alfredo Binda, Costante Girardengo and Gino Bartali, past the legends of Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx, on to Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Marco Pantani, and then right up to today's champions Vincenzo Nibali, Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador. The history of the Giro is the history of cycling's superstars.The battles for supremacy, the controversies and skulduggery, the fame and the glory, and the iconic stages all feature. In Giro 100, Gallagher skillfully combines history, anecdote and analysis to bring this ultimate test of endurance vividly to life. This is a super book. Filled with facts, figures and lots of wonderful stories and anecdotes. It has been exceptionally well written by an experienced journalist. It should be on every bike racing fan's must read list. * FreeWheelingFrance.com * Corsa Rosa is an impressive book; well-researched and comprehensive ... Brendan Gallagher has done himself and the Giro proud. * washingmachinepost *About the AuthorBrendan Gallagher is a sports journalist and writer on cycling and rugby. He has written numerous books, including In Pursuit of Glory with Bradley Wiggins. He lives in Sussex. @gallagherbren. 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