CYCLIST

Fausto Coppi

1919 - 1960

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Angelo Fausto Coppi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfausto ˈkɔppi]; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960) was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years after the Second World War. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo ("Champion of Champions"). He was an all-round racing cyclist: he excelled in both climbing and time trialing, and was also a good sprinter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fausto Coppi has received more than 566,421 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Fausto Coppi is the 2nd most popular cyclist, the 724th most popular biography from Italy (up from 820th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Cyclist.

Fausto Coppi is most famous for being the first cyclist to win the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in the same year.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Fausto Coppi ranks 2 out of 1,613. Before him are Eddy Merckx. After him are Federico Bahamontes, Jacques Anquetil, Raymond Poulidor, Gino Bartali, Maurice Garin, Bernard Hinault, Lucien Petit-Breton, Miguel Induráin, Felice Gimondi, and Lance Armstrong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Fausto Coppi ranks 12. Before him are Primo Levi, Doris Lessing, Giulio Andreotti, Zhao Ziyang, Kim Jong-suk, and Georgios Papadopoulos. After him are Desmond Doss, Walter Scheel, Lino Ventura, Choi Kyu-hah, Margot Fonteyn, and Jack Palance. Among people deceased in 1960, Fausto Coppi ranks 12. Before him are Paula Hitler, Albert Kesselring, Wilhelm Pieck, Melanie Klein, Walther Funk, and Amanullah Khan. After him are Igor Kurchatov, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, Aloysius Stepinac, Said Nursî, Walter Baade, and Victor Sjöström.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Fausto Coppi ranks 724 out of 5,161. Before him are Mario Monti (1943), Jacopo Sansovino (1486), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836), Giulia Farnese (1474), and William II of Sicily (1153). After him are Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Gaius Octavius (-100), Ottorino Respighi (1879), Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920), Renata Scotto (1934), and Manfred, King of Sicily (1232).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Fausto Coppi ranks 1. After him are Gino Bartali (1914), Maurice Garin (1871), Felice Gimondi (1942), Marco Pantani (1970), Alfredo Binda (1902), Ottavio Bottecchia (1894), Carlo Galetti (1882), Francesco Moser (1951), Gastone Nencini (1930), Luigi Ganna (1883), and Paolo Pedretti (1906).

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