Coppi

He points to a book of iconic black-and-white prints of the great European riders of the past—Bartali and Coppi looking handsome and somewhat predictably well-dressed.

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Mr. Coppi said Mr. Fazio will appeal the ruling after the judges release their motivations, which are traditionally published weeks after a ruling is handed down.

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While Mahé finished first, the ensuing controversy caused judges to award the victory to Serse Coppi, the first rider to enter the velodrome through the proper route.

André Mahé, co-winner of 1949 Paris-Roubaix, dead at 90 2010

Sanchez for his part had finished on the podium three times since 2006 but was unable to pull off a repeat in the 104th edition of a race won by such luminaries as Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Sean Kelly.

Philippe Gilbert wins Giro di Lombardia again 2010

André Mahé, the man who controversially shared victory in the 1949 edition of Paris-Roubaix with Serse Coppi, died Wednesday at his home in Brittany at the age of 90.

André Mahé, co-winner of 1949 Paris-Roubaix, dead at 90 2010

The great Italian champion of the 1940s, Fausto Coppi, once admitted that riders took amphetamines "whenever it was necessary."

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The leg originally was to have followed the route that Coppi covered in a famous 119-mile solo breakaway in the 1949 Giro.

Stage 10 win pads Di Luca's Giro lead as Armstrong lags 2009

The stage included a more than six-mile climb to Moncenisio followed by the even tougher seven-mile ascent to Sestriere — the Cima Coppi (Coppi Peak) dedicated to Fausto Coppi, the star Italian rider of the 1940s and '50s.

Stage 10 win pads Di Luca's Giro lead as Armstrong lags 2009

Each year the Cima Coppi marks the highest point of the race.

Stage 10 win pads Di Luca's Giro lead as Armstrong lags 2009

Serse Coppi died in a tragic accident in the 1951 Giro del Piemonte after catching a wheel in tracks of the Turin tramway.

André Mahé, co-winner of 1949 Paris-Roubaix, dead at 90 2010