Climbing with Crazy Heart: When Bitossi erupted on Mount Etna
Re-Cycle: The cycling history podcast
English - May 14, 2020 03:00 - 28 minutes - 65.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsSports History cycling eurosport history cycling history cycling stories eurosport cycling cycling podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We're back. After a brief hiatus, Re-Cycle returns for the first of three Giro d'Italia episodes. And with no racing at the moment, what better time to delve into cycling's rich history...
We kick off with the story of Franco Bitossi. Felix Lowe remembers how the Italian rider with cardiac arrhythmia became the first to conquer Mount Etna in the 1967 Giro d’Italia. But questions remain over whether his psychological frailty cost him a Rainbow Jersey in an agonisingly close, famous finish.
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