Norris,
Many thanks for the reply and information I found it fascinating. As
soon as you mentioned the "Campionissimo" and the Herne Hill contract it
rang all sorts of bells.
I have kept most of the stuff on the Continentals who raced here during
that period so you sent me looking. This is what I found on that
historic September Herne Hill meet. It was indeed the Italo Berigliano
who brought Coppi to London on behalf of the Velo Club Sacchi. The
others who rode that day were Roger Arnold, Brian Robinson and Nino
Defilippis. I think Coppi won the pursuit, he also rode in a 5kms points
race and a 10kms motor paced. This last event was behind Vespa scooters
and I think Berigliano was something to do with them. There was a famous
Italian bike shop in Paddington or near to the Edgeware Road that had
really got involved in the scooter craze and was kitting them up, this
place became one of the mecca for mods in the scooter crazed 60's. I
always used Eddy Grimsteads another famous former lightweight shop.
For the life of me I can't remember the other Italian shops name.
Sorry I can't be more specific but I only have the pictures and
captions left in a very old and tired scrapbook.
Be lucky Mick
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Michael Francis Butler
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