Road to valour : Gino Bartali : Tour de France legend and Italy's secret World War Two hero /
McConnon, Aili,1980-
McConnon, Andres.
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
2012.
Road to Valour is the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and continues to hold the record for the longest time-span between victories. Yet what ensured his permanent place in Italian hearts and minds were his actions in between, when he secretly aided the Italian Resistance during World War II.
Includes bibliographical references.
Road to Valour is the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and continues to hold the record for the longest time-span between victories. Yet what ensured his permanent place in Italian hearts and minds were his actions in between, when he secretly aided the Italian Resistance during World War II.
Bartali, Gino, 1914-2000.
Tour de France (Bicycle race)
Cyclists
World War, 1939-1945