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Posted: July 05 2006 at 10:57pm | IP Logged Quote momwise
Didn't know if I should start a new thread but I didn't want to clutter up the one with the stages so here it is.

While reading the book French Revolutions which Katie recommended I came across a reference to a cyclist namedGino Bartali who won 2 tours in 1938 and 1948 and attributed his success to the Blessed Virgin.   He had a reputation as a very pious and devout Catholic.   I went on to a longer article giving more of his biographical details and was very interested to find out thathe worked in the Italian resistance in World War II , helping to smuggle Jews out of the country through the Catholic escape network there. It’s possible that his first win and the fact that he was a famous cyclist kept the fascists and Nazis from arresting him. Bartali had a famous rivalry with Italian racer Fausto Coppi.

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Posted: July 05 2006 at 11:16pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
That's very interesting, Gwen. Thanks for sharing!

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