Absolute highlight is the history written by Benjo Maso about the government crisis in Italy, 1948. The prove that sports and politics can never be seen separately. Or as the Romans already knew as long as the people have got something to eat and something to watch, a revolution will be far away. In 1948 a revolution is not a mere thought anymore in Italy. While the Tour de France is going on, in Rome crisis hits the country. Gino Bartali, one of the greatest cyclists of all time, had to win the Tour de France to keep the Italian population happy. He did and the country was stable again. No fiction, this really happened and it makes for a fascinating story. Bartali winning ten years (!) after his first victory meant much more than ‘just’ winning the Tour de France.
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Absolute highlight is the history written by Benjo Maso about the government crisis in Italy, 1948. The prove that sports and politics can never be seen separately. Or as the Romans already knew as long as the people have got something to eat and something to watch, a revolution will be far away. In 1948 a revolution is not a mere thought anymore in Italy. While the Tour de France is going on, in Rome crisis hits the country. Gino Bartali, one of the greatest cyclists of all time, had to win the Tour de France to keep the Italian population happy. He did and the country was stable again. No fiction, this really happened and it makes for a fascinating story. Bartali winning ten years (!) after his first victory meant much more than ‘just’ winning the Tour de France.
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