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When did the Rivalry with Bartali start for Fausto Coppi?
1940
Why were Fausto Coppi and Bartali rivals?
Their rivalry started when Coppi, the helping hand, won the Giro and Bartali, the star, marshalled the team to chase.
Did Fausto Coppi address the rivalry with Bartali?
Who won the race on at 1940 Giro between Coppi and Bartali?
Coppi
Did Fausto Coppi and Bartali race each other again after the 1940 Giro?
By the 1948 world championship at Valkenburg, both climbed off rather than help the other win. They were suspended for two months.
Did the rivalry bewteen Fausto Coppi and Bartali continue after the suspension?
The thaw partly broke when the pair shared a bottle on the Col d'Izoard in the 1952 Tour

Question: Did they become friends after the rivalry ended?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Fausto Coppi and Bartali become friends after the rivalry ended?