Coppi actually won a few races in 1958 (including the Buenos Aires six-day) and a last one in Consuegra Spain in 1959.
Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ
> Mark Rosenberg wrote:
> >
> > (cut) If not for that ill fated
> > mosquito bite, we will never know what Coppi was capable of.
>
> Fausto Coppi died 1960 at the age of 40. His last victory was in 1957
> at 38. Coppi is often citied as a champion who kept racing well past his
prime.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal
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