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Gotti vs Tonkov, the continuing challenge

The duel between Gotti and Tonkov finds its natural scenery along the climb of the Tour of Italy for two consecutive editions and ignites the fans giving them unforgettable experiences: in 1996 Pavel the best, it's up to Ivan in 1997 with his rival to the place of honor.
The fight between the two lights as soon as the road climbs on switchbacks harder. The Bergamo, San Pellegrino, Felice Gimondi heir, and Russian very "Italian" in Izhevsk: climbers who could give shivering in the series, tirelessly and with their companies have revived the great deeds of the past.

the first clash, from Olympia to the APR
Their first major clash could not be better baptism of the 79th Tour of Italy, the 1996, running from Athens to celebrate the centenary of the myth of Olympia.
After three stages in Greece, the race continues without changes until the 13th fraction, the Loanhead-Prato Nevoso. The geography of the stage, many are the peaks, it seems crazy the electrocardiogram of typhoid and expectations that already surround the duel at the top: Tonkov against Gotti. When the road climbs, timely shooting attack "Pauline" (as they call it his fans, italianized name). And the same point following the responses of Ivan the Terrible.
lost ground because of the drilling occorsagli about thirty miles from the finish line in Piedmont, Russian snaps under the banner of 3 km. At that point who wants to win the Tour can not hide: the finish of Prato Nevoso seems made to shake the standings. All
expect attacks, not to do it in a way so monstrous: Pavel opponents requires an unsustainable rate. Cenghialta comeback momentum, and Buenahora Laukka and went on to win in front of Ugrumov and Zaina. Gotti try to respond to deadly accelerations but feeling the pinch of loose ends and 36 ". Tonkov is in pink. Ugrumov is second to 20 "Gotti and fifth at 1'04". At the first favorable opportunity Pavel unforgiving bite the road and gives the tour its ease of pedaling. Impressive show of strength by the leader of team Panaria: to climb to Prato Nevoso, has long pushed the 41x19, the 39x17 Gotti.
The next race is planning a new encroachment, this time in France. The goal of Briançon nothing will change in the overall standings, but for most of the day will be the name of Ivan Gotti to echo part of the Alps from a distance, perhaps too much for one hundred kilometers from the arrival is to take a risk, and often pay dearly . Gotti earns 2 'on the leading group, as virtually the pink jersey, but is not collaboration. More than a targeted attack, proves a tactical own goal. The other fugitives - Rodríguez, Massi and Belli (fellow Tonkov) - are at the wheel without ever giving the gearbox. So the four are shot sull'Izoard. Not everything, however, is futile. Tonkov was shaking and had to spend a lot of energy to keep up with rivals.
But the great day of the tour is yet to come: 20th stage, Zaina triumphs over Pordoi, after Gotti's, the only one capable of withstanding the Brescia. Gotti part of the Marmolada and leaves behind Tonkov, hunted by the English Olano (also fighting for the pink jersey). Ivan is not satisfied and stretched on the Pordoi which also leaves the handful of the best and the central place of honor behind the wild Zaina. It is a great undertaking: the goal is Tonkov fifth at 1'05 "and lose the pink jersey for only 6 cents. The new leader of the championship and Olano, Gotti recovers from 4'09 "to 3'43" and start to dream: the next stop is the Mortirolo, and on that climb, nothing is impossible. Saturday, June 8, 1996
Gotti takes his first win as a professional. A success that, after five years of operation, launch the Olympus of Bergamo great, because who wins a Tappone as Cavalese-Aprica can only be a champion. The only drawback of the Gotti is that the victory will be the definitive statement of Tonkov, which in one stage by the end of the Giro again dominates the list with 2'43 "on Zaina, second. Gotti "paves" the Mortirolo and Pordoi, lining up the best. Except Tonkov, taking advantage of his rival for the attack to remove Olano, after just one day, the pink jersey. The arrival of Gotti in solitary Tonkov seen in the background, trailing by only 3 "cheer. A 1 'follows Ugrumov. Zaina you drag a Olano to pieces, the two arrive at 2'52 ". The battle goes to dell'Aprica Gotti, the war in the Giro Tonkov. But the challenge between the two will not stop there.

revenge, terrible revenge
For Gotti is charged with the appointment of the Giro 1997. Same mountain scenery, the same tactic: to impose a rhythm "impossible." For ten days
Tonkov as pink yarn. Ivan is third at 1'07 ". The road for the 13th stage, which leads to Cervinia, Gotti decided to attack and is 4 km from the vacuum. Under the Matterhorn from Bergamo gets there alone: \u200b\u200bMiceli appears after 39 ", Garzelli limps to 1'20" to 1'46 Gonzales. " Tonkov, more staccato, says goodbye to mesh. The new classification in pink see Gotti and Tonkov to 51 seconds. "
At that point, the purpose of revenge on the rest of the Russian trial of Cavalese in the program 18th stage. But the answer is to be champions of Gotti. Along the 40 km against the clock, limit the damage Ivan: Tonkov gnawing at only 14, and begins to lose confidence if not conviction.
The next day, June 5, Gotti complete the work. The Predazzo-Falzes Ivan devotes between large and close to the final goal: to bring the jersey to Milan. The Rubiera won the stage, but the duel Gotti-Tonkov to electrify the race. Emotions and shots are not counted. To complicate matters, the Russian does it take a fall, but never against quell'Ivan so terrible there would still be nothing to do. A Falzes, Gotti strengthens its domain: Tonkov is now 1'32 ". Missing three stages, but the gap between the two will not change over to Milan.
Before handing the scepter of the Russian attempt to surprise Gotti three times on the Passo del Tonale, replicating - in vain - at the finish line Edolo the next day. Tonkov
the penultimate stage takes the satisfaction of batttere the pink jersey in the peloton. It looks like the remake of a duel in 1996, this time with roles reversed: in Tonkov stage, Tour of Gotti. The challenge ends in a draw. The following year Tonkov surrender to Pantani stronger than ever: the one who won the Giro and the Tour in the same season


GOTTY STORY
Ivan Gotti was born in San Pellegrino Terme, March 28, 1969. Earth samples of the Upper Bergamo, because there, 6 km from home Gotti, a Sedrina, was born Felice Gimondi and always there in the area, 4 km from San Pellegrino, is Zogno, the village that gave birth to Antonio Pesenti, winner of the Giro d ' Italy in 1932.
career starts among the Rookies Ivan, a category that competes with his first bike, a gift from Pope John. Minute, very thin and frail in appearance, "Gottini" is brought to light when the road starts to climb.
Towards the age of 18, leaves the foot race and football to devote himself entirely to cycling. And along the usual route, from San Pellegrino in Bergamo, meet the riders and Vanotti Corti, his future spiritual leaders.
introverted character, of an apparent seriousness often mistaken for shyness, Gotti will convince us even more skeptical because of the ease of riding, especially uphill, and resilience, qualities ideal for breaking through in big stage races. And what they do, at age 21, the amateur most sought by professionals.
In 1991, it engages one of the greatest team in the Italian, the Gatorade-Chateau d'Ax captain Gianni Bugno. The sports director is Gianluigi Stanga, who held him for four seasons with Gotti, the last Team Polti. The first
from pro 'is marked by the difficult adjustment to the change of category, fee required for a natural talent like Ivan, one of the most anticipated entrants to the Tour of Italy and shoulder designated leader Bugno. The troubled start the season, including son of some illness, led him not to appear at the start of the Giro. The date is postponed by one year.
In 1992, his first Tour of Italy achieved a promising 23 th place but in the rest of the season, as the following year, does not go beyond some decent placings. In 1994, with the shirt of the Polti, is 16th in the Giro.
In 1995 changes to the Gewiss ds Emanuele Bombini and reveals a sort of metamorphosis technical athletics. Gotti works hard to increase muscle mass: Ivan better in tests and uphill time trial is always strong. The hard work of power from fruit. His participation in the Giro jumps at the last minute because of an influence, but Gotti is the way to the Tour de France, where even wearing the yellow.
In the top of the overall ranking comes thanks to the victory in the team time trial and the fall of Jalabert, a leader for two days, the stage the next day, arriving in a sprint finish at Le Havre, won by Cipollini. The Bergamo wears it only for two days, but meanwhile you take away the satisfaction of being the 22nd Italian to command, albeit briefly, the "Grande Boucle".
dream lasts up to Dunkirk, because the next day, in Charleroi, where German Zabel wins sprint finish for a tax decision Ivan the jury must give the jersey to teammate Riis. But in the time trial in Seraing, the test less suitable for a climber, Gotti is exceeded. On the eve of the great mountains, is the best of Italian at the finish line (11 ° 4'04 "by Indurain) and ranking (eighth). Thirty years after the triumph of Gimondi, cycling back to our national dream to establish itself in the Tour Luck, however, does not side with Ivan. The day of the
Pantani's Alpe d'Huez, Gotti goes on the run, fight and lose with the Pirate, fell near the finish line but it defends itself with pride and made up to 1 "Rominger fourth behind Indurain, Zülle and Riis. Went to France to help Berzin and Riis, Gotti found himself the protagonist.
The 5th place in the Tour earned him the trust of coach Alfredo Martini, who convenes the World Championships in Colombia. So many cocks in the henhouse Blue: Bugno, Chiappucci, Pantani and Fondriest. Ivan you are settling in well but share in the race, won by compatriot Indurain and Olano front of Pantani, succumbs to fatigue and stress accumulated in a long and exhausting. His withdrawal on the hard circuit Duitama, it seems more than justified.
The second is for the court to Bombini Gotti a good year to study at the table: the Russian Eugeni Berzin will be the first point in the Giro, Ivan will have degrees in the Tour
In the race, however, the plans are disrupted. A Vars, try the company with Gotti a flight of 90 km. Uphill challenge Tonkov and Ugrumov, which aim to win the Giro. It is also virtual pink jersey in the standings and his 5th place provisional (and then final) forces the team to review roles and strategies.
At the Tour, the captain comes to the best of Gotti 5th place the year before. Pay, however, the effort of the Giro, and more are committing a technical mess: mechanic does raise a few millimeters from the saddle, but it changes the position on the bike and this causes an annoying pain in the knee. The population of Lac Madine cold and rain do the rest: Ivan withdraws before the coveted mountain stages.
In 1997, go to the Saeco squad with a budget of 8 billion pounds, for be the only leader in a formation with ambitions to stage races. And win the Tour. The trio sits in flagship, short-Salutini Chioccioli, the tailor sews a perfect pink: All soldiers rated the pair of aces, Cipollini and Gotti. One tip to fly, the other of the standings. And so Ivan realizes the dream of a life by acting as a second striker. The change in the 14th race
village, 154 km from Racconigi Tappone of Breuil-Cervinia. Ivan extends 4 km from the summit, to be covered on the group of head: Ivan wins partial victory parades and the pink jersey to Tonkov. The advocates of Cavalese in the time trial, then in the historic step towards Falzes, where the duel with Tonkov peaked followed the prompt reply on the ramps of the Mortirolo.
Eventually, nine days in discrete pink and happiness on the podium in Milan: Franco Chioccioli six years later, on the highest step back to an Italian, the wren of San Pellegrino.
At the Tour, Gotti arrives galvanized happened in pink. But the dream of the doublet is broken already at the seventh stage, from a fall.
A year later, in 1998, is to forget. Ivan struggle all season with the physical problems and when everything is compromised (such as the climate in the team) we discover the cause: parasitic infection, possibly caused by food poisoning.
In 1999, returned to the Polti team, Gotti presents itself at the start of a tour designed to Pantani. Ivan fight for 2nd place, apparently because the Pirate, is indeed, another planet. The Gran Sasso Gotti is the only one to resist it, but get exhausted.
Between the two there is also some skirmish, because Mark's on the run and instead calls for the exchange Ivan, with his legs hard, just can not do it. The next day, Gotti recovers and is set in the time trial of Ancona. The population Bra
that leads to Borgo San Dalmazzo the leitmotif is the rivalry between Gotti and Pantani. Ivan alleges misconduct in the Quest for the final stage (a sudden deviation of the Marco hits but without consequences). The challenge continues on
Fauniera (1 'from the quagmire of delay), where Gotti is defended with honor. Does not respond to the rhythm Pantani's furious and goes on with its own pitch. Polished and brave down, recovers in the end. A Oropa, Pantani won a stage in solitude, as little more than 8 km from the finish, seems compromised by a mechanical accident. But up front, sporty, does not force Gotti: Pantani to win him over and goes to the phenomenon. The Pirate's solo continues over the mountains. A domain so embarrassing that, in Madonna di Campiglio, in the overall standings Gotti is the 3rd, before the sosrpresissima Savoldelli, but more than 6 'from the race leader.
already met to run for the seat of honor on the morning of June 5, when the Tour starts without Pantani (rate of hematocrit over the allowed limit), Ivan they will be fighting for the pink jersey. Savoldelli will refuse to wear it out of respect for the pirate, but soon to leave it to Gotti, who will pocket the second tour in three years.
is still the springboard Mortirolo: Gotti does not win the stage but jumps at the top the last day of competition. He wins the Tour and is a triumph that smacks of surrender, although this time around he did not breathe the same air of celebration in 1997. Ivan is overwhelmed by the whistles of those who do not understand that he, the deal-Pantani, is not to blame.
At the Tour, but retired and the rest of the season does not get major placements. The
2000, always Polti, is stingy with the results: Gotti finished the Tour in 19th place and his first Vuelta leave without glory. In 2001-2002
runs for the Alessio team and alongside promising young people get the 7th in the Tour of Italy. In 2002, it does not get significant results (in the Giro is 13 °) and end of the season, failing to find a suitable employment, he abandons the task. Today he resides in his hometown, where a trader of food products.


Tonkov STORY
Sergejewitsch Pavel Tonkov was born February 9, 1969 in Izhevsk, a town on the banks of the river Iz, in central-eastern European Russia, not far from the Ural mountains. Legend has it that the country is not marked on maps. Secret military made here the Kalashnikov. The first sport that
Pavel practice, eight years, is swimming: backstroke and freestyle. Cycling rooms run in May 1980, the team Impulse name due to the company that produces radio for the Red Army. His coach is Oleg Blinov. The first victory coming in June 1980, at the stage of Tchaikovsky and after seeing Sergei Nikolaevich Sukhoruchenkov graduate Olympic champion in Moscow 1980 Tonkov decide that their way will be in cycling.
In 1984, he entered the Olympic center in Samara, and three years ago after the Soviet national with which, in Bergamo, became Junior World Champion. Between 1989 and runs for a season in France, the Team Bonnat. In April 1992, passes pro-Baikal in Russia, Viktor Kapitonov, then won the week of Bergamo, he moved to an Italian team, Lampre-Colnago. Excellent
passista-climber, good and chrono-stage race specialist, focuses his most important victory in the Tour of Italy in 1996, then run that will see the second in 1997 and 1998. In 2000 he was third in the Vuelta. He retired in October 2005, at the end of the Giro di Lombardia. Daria
Married, two children, Nicolas (b. 1997) and Alexander (2002), has lived in Majadahonda, Spain, where he runs several businesses.


GOTTI VS Tonkov, the most beautiful pages
face clean and revealing ride a unique class, especially in height: these are characteristics shared by Gotti and Tonkov, stronger more agile than the time trial Bergamo. Ernesto Colnago, who sponsored the Soviet national and, after 1989, the Russian, it detects and Pavel Saronni decided in 1992 to hire him to direct the Lampre DS Pietro Algeri, who had seen Tonkov shine at his debut in Week Bergamo . That year
Indurain won his first Tour, beating Chiappucci and snails. The experts, however, immediately notice the little boy who takes tough uphill and against the pass the time. Came in seventh. The next year is even better, climbing to fifth place in overall and showing off the most difficult stage, with the arrival in Corvara. To prevail is Chiappucci, but Tonkov takes the wheels of the first and closes with the winner, Indurain in the pink jersey group.
A career long, 14-year pro with the Tour of Italy as its main objective, centered as the second Russian to impose the greatest Italian stage race after two seasons Eugeni Berzin, a year younger than him.
big fan of Indurain, Bugno, Chiappucci Chioccioli and the same, at the beginning Tonkov tries to steal some secrets before they assert themselves, after a gradual growth, the highest level. And particularly in the Giro, the main goal of the season team.
In 1997 one of his most credible opponent is Leblanc. A few days before the start of the Giro the French had been very strong in the Giro del Trentino. At the stage of Cervinia, especially Pavel controlled him, instead Gotti is part of the good escape and takes you right here. Pavel, however, is unfortunate. Because of a fall has to change bikes and shoes, thus losing valuable time. After the battleship
Mapei, Tonkov siv presents the Tour of '98 as one of the favorites, one step below Alex Zülle, but at the same level of Gotti and Pantani.
The Swiss formidable time trial, won the prologue in Nice and beat the direct competitors in uphill Lake Laceno. Then making sure the timing Trieste, a week after the conclusion, it seemed that no one could ever take away the pink jersey.
Instead, Pantani does break the bank. In step with the Marmolada and arrive in Selva di Val Gardena, Guerini only holds the rhythm of the Pirate. Tonkov Zülle and are in crisis and out of games overall.
Alpe di Pampeago Russian has a burst of pride, beat Mark and win the stage. There were still arriving in Monte Campione and the final time trial in Lugano: the games could be reopened. But against that Pantani there's nothing to do, he will win in Monte Campione and Pavel will only have an honorable surrender.
Afterwards, however, do not fight for more pink. Some of his exploits did not go unnoticed, like the lonely arrival in Passo Coe in 2002 or the Fund, in the Giro 2004. But these are isolated incidents, enterprises in a day. The best Tonkov had already written his finest pages. Those epic told against Gotti in the Giro, twice, and Pantani.
CHRISTIAN GIORDANO
ch.giord @ gmail.com

Toyo Tires Vs. Michelin

Anquetil vs Nencini, the Prince and the Pauper


Anquetil, the Lord of time in Italy
If the duel is that between bicycle par excellence Coppi-Bartali, France can only relate and Jacques Anquetil Raymond Poulidor. The biggest champion of the Alps 50-60 years and the most beloved by the French, in which he acknowledged. The rivalry peaked in the legendary Tour of 1964, Anquetil won on "Poupou" after being charged for the second time in the Giro. Just
on Italian roads, the "king of the time" - as he was known across the Alps - will win but suffered one of its successes, the Giro in 1960, won for just 28 "on a runner of rare determination and combativeness, the Tuscan Gastone Nencini .

NENCINI, unpredictability THE POWER
Yet that, while extraordinary, since the Giro of 1960 was not the best Nencini. Aggressive and determined runner, triumphed in the Giro and the Tour, but could have won much more. Nencini was probably stronger than the Giro 1955. In practice had already captured the pink jersey, but in the penultimate stage on the run with Magni and Coppi, pierced and farewell tour, which went to Magni for 13 "on Coppi.
If he had smoked fewer cigarettes and had been involved, Gladstone would have removed many other satisfactions. He could also prevail in the great classics, because it was a complete athlete, among the best in his day, even though it was some kind of compromise. It is easy to remember as the specimen lead to the imposition of its stroke. No one guessed I could understand the strategy: attack the way he races stunned everyone because it is often unpredictable and always generous.

TOUR 1960, the first major battle
In Coppi's death, the 43rd edition of the Tour if the award on Nencini Anquetil, Gaul and Massignan. Jacques, big chrono, you just beat the clock in the stage of Sorrento by a young man as talented as unknown: Romeo Venturelli. From authentic meteor, the next day, the victim - they say - night of celebrations based on pickles, and disappeared from the tour, in essence, from cycling. Leave it for ten days at the Belgian Hovenaerts, Anquetil takes the pink jersey in the 14th stage time trial from Lecco Seregno of 68 km and the port up to Milan.
For the first time the race climbs the Gavia, facing a dirt road. Anquetil, who suffers from the altitude, is in great difficulty. In Bormio-Trent, Gaul wins on Massignan (Nencini is third), but the pink jersey resists and saves for 28 seconds.

Anquetil STORY
Athlete fast in the sprint but able to maintain a long high speed, Anquetil was perhaps the strongest ever chrono. In time trials has built success in big stage races, including five victories in the Tour de France, a company already there, unparalleled and second Giro-Tour double after that of Fausto Coppi.
Heir of Louison Bobet, Fausto Coppi antagonist of the same, now declining, and "angel face" Charly Gaul, a specialist in climbing, horse of the 60 saw its popularity partly obscured by the most spectacular riders which Ercole Baldini, Rik Van Looy and André Darrigade.
Professional 1954 to 1969, 205 career victories, is one of four runners who were able to win the three major national tours (Tour, Giro and Vuelta).
Born on l8 January 1934 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, near Rouen (in Normandy), Anquetil was a sample of not much loved by the crowds, because of the nature shy and because of the meticulous, calculated precision of victories.
Son of strawberry growers, with their lives from 1941 to Quincampoix. The bicycle pedals from a passion of his farm until Sotteville Farmers Market, farmer's market, where his father sold its products. At age 13, on imposition of the mother, attended the industrial school to become a turner, but his dream is the bicycle. It is on that "Le Petit Jacques" becomes "Maitre Jacques," perhaps the strongest of all ages chrono.
started running seriously in 1951 at age 17. The season after, and national championships. '52 Helsinki Olympics, won bronze in the team time trial. Since just 19 years old, encouraged by Charles Pélissier and Gaston Benac, participates as an independent - then mandatory category - the Grand Prix of Nations (140 km time trial) and won with 6'16 \u200b\u200b"ahead, he will plunder of the hardest challenges against the clock. The Grand Prix of Nations race against the clock to excellence and that he did discover, he won nine times. Almost obvious that the French became "Monsieur Chrono". The
adddetti immediately interested in the work of that young man, capable of pushing long relationships with a composure only to the point that he was said to be capable of taking riding in perfect balance, on the back, a glass of champagne.
In 1954, the twenty Jacques suggests that it is not only a specialist in the race against the ticking of the hands. It is among the players in the world of Solingen, which he finished fifth ahead of his idol but Coppi. In 1955 the Norman
indirectly challenge trying to beat the hour record, held by just Campionissimo. Failed the first assault, Anquetil try again next year and this time with success: 46.159 km with time becomes the new record holder.
Towards the end of his career, after Baldwin and Rivière had wrought, and tries again and covers 47.493 km, but does not get approval because it refuses to report to doping control, which has always vigorously denied legitimacy and procedures.
Watch live as he liked and did not anticipate too much time to grow, refuses to participate in the Tour de France until 1957, when places like the French national consizione that there is the veteran Luison Bobet, his potential rival in the standings. The 23 year-old Jacques repay the confidence the first time by winning the Tour and fourth from now on the second, the Belgian Marcel Janssens. And he will be the first rider to his capable Tours France, Italy and Spain.
In fewer than 68 career wins time trial, and this dominance has been behind some of the 26 wins in stage races that are part of his rich collection. This specialization, however, the brakes in the classics is not never won the Milan-San Remo, Paris-Roubaix or the Tour of Lombardy. Vince
instead Ghent-Wevelgem, the Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Paris-Bordeaux, in which "Jacquot" is imposed 24 hours after the conclusion of a domain, on the other side of France, a hard stage race like the Giro the Dauphiné.
incurable Tombeur de femmes, lover the good life and fine food, enjoyed a drink with oysters and champagne. He said that allowed him to enjoy a cup of sleep at night without having to count sheep. And the evil commented: with what it takes to race at night really needs to sleep. "One pill does not turn into a horse colt. Those born foal, it is for life ', the controversy is intended to answer critics.
deserved at least a rainbow jersey: 5th in 1954 in Solingen, Germany was 2nd behind Rudy Altig in 1966, when - October 5 - was decorated with the Legion of Honor. Too little for a sample of the genre, the way in twelve editions.
fell by bicycle, he retires to the country to make the farmer on a large scale. He works for Radio and L'Equipe, the sports daily organizer of the Tour de France, and he was appointed coach of French national to global. Stomach cancer, after surgery, closed in 1987 an active life and unconventional, which left indelible memories.



NENCINI THE LION MUGELLO
Sling Born in Barberino del Mugello (Florence) March 1, 1930, Gastone Nencini won in 24 career races including the Tour of Italy and 1957 Tour de France 1960. Blue at the World Championships six times on the road, was nicknamed "The Lion of the Mugello for the indomitable courage and determination he showed in race. And his list could have been richer.
the Tour of Italy would prevail in 1955 if, on foot by a puncture, had not been attacked, so unsportsmanlike, by Fiorenzo Magni and Fausto Coppi who arrived in San Pellegrino alone, amid the group and in particular Nencini of teammates.
From amateur to Lugano '53 would become world champion if, when he was only head toward the finish line, was not achieved from light Riccardo Filippi, who then beat him in the sprint. Gastone not digest a defeat that easily.
In '60, for as low as 28 "Anquetil and breathed the satisfaction of being the first, after Coppi, coupled to center the Giro-Tour. Two months later, however, will fall back to the Tour de France, won after an epic battle with the great, unfortunate Roger Riviere, which ended in a ravine.
At tier-Besançon Troyes, the transition from Colombey-les-deux-Eglises, Nencini receives the congratulations of General Charles De Gaulle, from the edge of the road, he wanted to greet the stars of the "Grande Boucle", which in When they stopped to pay their respects. A Nencini us compliments of the President of France: "He fought every day as a soldier." THE REVELATION TOUR 1955


grew like the Romagna Ercole Baldini, Gastone grows John Proietti clan in blue. After depopulation in junior competitions in Tuscany, and have come second in the amateur world, go professional (as has happened successfully in almost all the students of Projects). Wood and hires him to his first Tour in 1955, is the revelation of the race.
wins the ninth stage, the Perugia-Roma, and 12 °, the Naples-Scanno. The tenth stage takes place on the circuit of Frascati, the chosen route for the World Cup that year (later won by Stan Ockers with Nencini fourth), and wins the English Ruiz. Captured the pink jersey in stages Apennines, Gastone resists so brilliantly in the Dolomites to be accommodated, from Trento, many of those sent to the rest of the race. Two days prior to arrival in Milan, Nencini is indeed still in the pink and seems unassailable. Instead, Coppi and Magni form a coalition against him, and when the Tuscan fora on a road damaged by the work in the penultimate fraction, the Trent-San Pellegrino, the off: to stage Coppi, shirt and turned Magni. Nencini For the Lion of Flanders, with the first 12 "on the champion, is the third victory in the Giro. Nencini only for the bitter last step of the podium.

1957, THE REVENGE TOUR
the San Pellegrino pass into history as one of the biggest ambushes in the history of cycling. Nencini avenge the Giro of 1957. Magni has abandoned the race. Coppi break a femur in a fall in Sardinia before the Giro. It is the year of the "historic" pee Gaul, the great favorite. During the Como-Trent, the Luxembourg stopped in prssi Ospitaletto on Bondone, the mountain where the year before, led by Learco War, had won a horde Tappone by the Italians and the French and Baldini Nencini Bobet Geminiani and attack him thoroughly. The village goes to the English sprinter Poblet, the pink jersey in Nencini, an extraordinary drop in the Simplon, which will keep it until the end.

THE TOUR OF 1960
Nencini After that success - which is charged in the classic little ownership in the sprints - wins a place in the sun in the Italian cycling. Losing those famous 28 " the Tour in 1960, now aims at the Tour, where the blue coach Alfredo Binda it does happen. Absent the great
Anquetil who sacrifices character for lack of communication with Roger Rivière, another great talent Alps, Gaston is yellow from the first day. In some moans
team to aspire to the goals partial, but when Nencini clears, and Rivière attacks, it is the only blue Gaston wheel to keep him. Thus, while the Italians will split stage wins and Rivière dell'amfetamina that sings the praises, he said, gives wings to the pedals, Nencini smokes in silence and wait for their chance.
Rivière wins at Pau, and Nencini, in Millau-Avignon jumps all the way down to the Perjuret. The Lion of Mugello has an immense courage as the misfortune of Rivière, which in turn plunges over a cliff, a dorsal vertebra and a fractured lower back, partial paralysis and a broken life shortly after, 40 years old, from a terrible disease.

THE EARLY DECLINE
If the major stage races in Italy and France were its major flaps (7 stages and 10 pink jersey in the Giro, where he settled in '57, the average record-km / h 37.488, a record that will endure up to 83, 4 stage wins and 14 days in yellow at the Tour) Nencini trophy in the Three Valleys Varesine '56, the '57 Giro di Reggio Calabria and the Nice Grand Prix '60. Important its role in sky blue. It is he who brings Ercole Baldini to the rainbow jersey in 1958 in Reims.
In 1960, though thirty years old, seems poised to other successes, but the poor attitude to life as an athlete and other accidents (the hard fall on the cross of Calenzano, which forced him to a long period of inactivity and a troubled recovery) led him to the early sudden and sad decline. Over the next four years is not clear from mediocrity and 1965, the last of his 13 seasons as a professional, is called by Bartolozzi Filotex to do the hen to a brood of young. Released by cycling, at fifty, as happened to his rival should Anquetil its end to the evil of the century, which in a few months, February 1, 1980, it stroncherà a very strong temper. Nencini fighting will go to the end, as it has done on the seat.
CHRISTIAN GIORDANO
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Special Skills Of A Cook

Berzin vs Pantani, twins different

NEMESIS THE DREAM AND THE SAMPLE OF SUFFERING
When, in 1994, the Russian Eugeni Berzin sweeps away from the classification of the Tour of Italy Argentin and Indurain, Bugno and De Las Cuevas, and Chiappucci Ugrumov, say too many people proclaiming the advent of the New Eddy Merckx. "
When 24 year old, powerful, strong and uphill time trial, hungry for money and victories, Berzin seems destined for a bright career. Too strong, confident of their resources and arrembante, to return to the herd or group to do to play second fiddle. Instead, the blond came from the cold does not find himself the most extraordinary state of grace. It will leave behind a feeling of incompleteness, as if the comforts of success, both chased, then he had been prevented from taking full advantage of the great talent he was gifted. A kind of wealth that will brake too nemesis from a potential career as a champion of great promise but never proved fully maintained.
completely different story and how to run the other great revelation of the Giro 1994, the climber Marco Pantani Romagna. He, too, born in 1970 in the second half of the 90's, with his exploits in the Tour of Italy and the Tour de France would have delighted fans around the world, before falling into ruin in the abyss of drugs and loneliness after the bloody June 5, 1999 in Madonna di Campiglio, where, exactly five years after his first tour to the exploit, was stopped for high hematocrit, on his way to win big for the second time the Giro.
agile climber, heir to the great and historical grimpeur which Charly Gaul of Luxembourg and Spain's Federico Bahamontes, Pantani was highlighted in 1992 by winning the Tour of Italy amateur. Turned professional after a year of apprenticeship in the Giro in 1994 won two mountain stages, in Merano and Aprica, a hamlet where all off on steep slopes Mortirolo. Born striker, this tour will end in third place behind Berzin and Ugrumov, captain of the Russian but in hierarchies intrene ousted from the only law that has citizenship in cycling: the road. YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND THE TERRIBLE


'94 '94 Giro Russian Oltrepò bunting comes in fact in great form. In all stage races sailed reached the top, and although officially the team focuses on Ugrumov, ds Bombini Emanuele, a former follower of Beppe Saronni, has clear ideas: that the race hierarchy.
Gewiss Ballan is a slap-up training: In addition to Ugrumov and Berzin, at the start together Argentina, Bontempi, Furlan, Volpi, Cenghialta, Zaina Danish and a long and balding, Bjarne Riis, who two years later put an end to the reign of Miguel Indurain in the Tour de France in imposing an edition undermined by too many suspicions of doping, also confirmed eleven years later.
is a wonderful tour and very hard to see that the rising star triumph Berzin and lean strongly to the fore a little climber and minutes, Marco Pantani, who is quartered and uphill cycling brings back memories of big business. And against quell'accoppiata youth and boldness even the king must give up the scepter Indurain.
The first twist is celebrated in Campitello Matese, 10 km climb that no one seems to take seriously and that, however, devastated the ranks. Argentin comes to us - surprise - in the pink jersey, but under a heat: with him sinking, Claudio Chiappucci, day-no, that ends up almost 5 'from Berzin, winner of the stage.
Russian is the real revelation and someone begins to think that Indurain is the time to abdicate: Eugeni goes uphill like a train, and time trial - thanks to his training as a follower - can defend themselves. It now has a team in its service: it is the same Argentin to communicate, after having left the pink jersey, which by that time all of the Gewiss Ballan will work for the leader of the standings. It
pedalicchia until the first big time trial, in which Indurain will Enforcing the law of the jungle: the 44 km from Grosseto in Follonica seem designed specifically for the navarro, sliding and flat, ideal for pushing hard on rapportone. But Berzin seems touched by grace, flies to 52 km / h on average, leaving De Las Cuevas to 1'16 "to 1'41 Bugno and Indurain even 2'34".
Miguel did not appear in top condition, but Berzin row as a missile. It goes on between falls and heart-pounding sprints to the Dolomites that celebrate the birth of the phenomenon-Pantani. In fact he is the hero with two exceptional companies in Merano and Aprica. At that stage, turns on the Stelvio and the first Mortirolo Santa Cristina and then click the Romagna repeating, send in crisis Berzin, left alone to pursue the fugitives: Pantani and Indurain. The Russian grits his teeth, limit the damage and keeps the pink jersey, but Marco's is on me. It takes time trial of the
Bocco to restore oxygen to Berzin, which shows, with the ringing victory, having absorbed the trips taken in the Dolomite Tappone and have found a nice ride at the final alpine labors.
And in Les Deux Alpes, located in Argentina as a follower of exception. The captain signed it the masterpiece of tactical race: first Berzin blocks that would go alone in pursuit of a Pantani unleashed, but also reckless and then, with the rest of the team only puts the wing pounding the pink jersey and the ferries to the final climb, Berzin where, still fresh, can be answered without too many worries to attack Pantani and Indurain.
The last Alpine stage, arriving in Sestriere, hidden pitfalls, but a storm of cold and snow do not recommend head shots and get to Milan in pink Berzin is almost a formality.
Sounds like the beginning of a dynasty. Instead, after the great undertaking Berzin not resurface over the top, thus disproving those who saw him as the new Cannibal of cycling, the Tour '95 won the penultimate stage and finished second, trailing by 4'13 "by Rominger master in pink; and for two days in yellow at Tour '96 Riis won with too many suspicions. For Berzin, promise never fully maintained, will be the last hooray.

by the Red Army ALL'OLTREPÒ PAVESE
Eugeni Berzin, born June 3, 1970 in Viborg, grows at the Leningrad school of cycling (track). With the selection Soviet national champion and the world in pursuit on the track in 1988 (student category), and in 1990 he won the world championship chase in the amateur category (individual and team).
then leave the track and choose to ride on road with CSKA Moscow. With the Russian national team participates in the World Amateur in 1992, in which it stands (even without going to the medal) during the race tracking of 100 km.
The following year, he moved to Italy in corrrre MECAIR-Ballan (then Gewiss Ballan), directed by Emanuele Bombini team.
is like a runner, Berzin. Enter now into the heart of the sport: first of all where Oltrepò Pavia, Broni, has set up home, tired of winter and even more grueling workouts imposed by Alexander Kuznetsov, a Red Army general and father-master Russian track. Berzin
The runner was born as pistard, and pursuit (individual and team) has his first international success. Comes to cycling by chance, after practicing ice hockey and cross country skiing, disciplines principles in Viborg, a Russian town near the Finnish border, through forests of birch trees in the eye. One day
salt on a racing bike for a race between young kids and not go down more: he understands that with that can go far, certainly more than able to father Valentin, a worker in a granite quarry, and mother Svetlana, a teacher.
A 14-year-old to school Kuznetsov, St. Petersburg, where he formed the Russian champions of the track World Cup and the Olympics are stealing all his medals. Seven hard years in a climate that most of the barracks from college, but there Eugeni learn to suffer, to bite the bullet, not to give up. But great atmosphere and iron-fisted military should not be a genius at that boy so stubborn and determined as playful and mischievous. Beyond the look, the more Mediterranean Sea. And arrogant as his huge class allows.
In 1990, when Japan won two gold medals in the pursuit (individual and team), he realizes that his history with the amateurism of State, and especially with the methods Kuznetsov, is over.
too strong even the lure of great cycling, to Bugno, Indurain, Lemond and sponsors and super gigs. He wants to win, Berzin, but also to make money, that they have the status symbol that only the West can give. Mirage that will be both its strength and its limit to reach the highest level and we can stay.

1991, THE ARRIVAL IN ITALY
From the gold of Maebashi to super gigs but the path is not quick nor easy and is marked by continuous confrontation with the former teacher. In 1991 came as an amateur in Italy, running with the Cuoril, won the Six Days of the sun and the Giro di Sicilia. Kuznetsov
it wants it back, with the inseparable Bobrik for the Tour of Mexico. The two return home and find themselves "delivered" to the barracks for a month, but especially by the national Olympic Games in Barcelona '92. You too: Eugene goes to Moscow and passes to tourer.
With the national team toured Europe military wins any race, but most of all is note. With him there is always Bobrik Bombini and their addresses, looking for young talents to set up a bracket and aggressive, to put at the service of Moreno Argentin, sea captain. Berzin does not think for a moment and sign a two-year ninety million dollars. This is small change in more than minimum wage, but feels he has taken the first step towards cycling matters.
The first year, '93, passes it to make the follower of Argentina, and to learn the craft: the first had never played a full season on the road and his muscles built for the track, with almost ten years of specific work , struggling to adapt to the big mountains. It is frightening in its power, however, that the captain relies when it comes to pulling hard on the plains or to repair a tear on the edge of the fifty miles per hour.
However, the first professional season in store for him little glory to the second week of Bergamo, mondtagna of the leader's jersey in the Tour of England and a win in a race tracking.

1994, TRIUMPH IN LIEGE
The explosion takes place in 1994, when it begins to be seen preparing the victory Furlan, his new team-mate at Milan-San Remo. For a test, his, that makes us understand what it could do if only he had the green light. But the hard school of St. Petersburg is heard: Eugene is loyal to the team orders, even when it feels in the legs that could greet everyone and leave alone. We can
Liege-Bastogne-Liege race in which Captain Argentin chasing quintet and his squire Furlan another statement of prestige after the one just centered in the "Spring Classic". For Berzin's time to leave the cocoon of anonymity gregarious, the role of young promising and the grueling game of Côtes that eventually released his name, power and arrogance, as in his character.
And with a sharp click, 5 km from the end to leave in place the comrades to escape, people from high-sounding name: Furlan, the world champion Armstrong, Chiappucci, Rominger and holiness.
That was the day it was understood on the legendary Redoute, when, at 37 km to go, Rominger tried to create a vacuum but was quickly found the blond on the hubs, piombatogli behind almost track stand.
Eugeni knows that Armstrong has no rival in the sprint, and so it plays its cards with the razor dry and powerful. There's a moment of heel: Furlan leave it, the others look, nothing is too high a risk to take the sprint Armstrong fresh. Berzin leads to all: when it is uncovered, with the wind in your face the wall, pulls out all the power and gifts of chrono-built from years of track and arrives alone at the finish line.
A beautiful victory, also the result of the team that worked to perfection: a Sanremo was him on the hill, opening the way for Furlan, in Liege Furlan to give him a hand, a few days later, in the Flèche Wallonne, the two will deliver victory to the Argentin captain, making him company on the podium all the blue-Gewiss Ballan: Furlan Berzin second and third. Almost a team time trial with the three alternating with pulling in perfect sync. And with the feeling that the composition of the podium or more children in the hierarchy of forces that amply on race.

FROM RUSSIA WITH FURY
Born June 3, 1970 in Viborg, Eugeni Berzin grows at the Leningrad school of cycling (track). With the selection Soviet national champion and the world in pursuit on the track in 1988 (student category) and in 1990 he won the world championship chase in the amateur category (individual and team).
then leave the track and choose to ride on road with CSKA Moscow. Berzin with the Russian national team participates in the World Amateur in 1992, in which it stands (even without going to the medal) during the race tracking of 100 km.
The following year was hired by the Italian team MECAIR-Ballan (then Gewiss Ballan) directed by Emanuele Bombini and moved to Italy.
His best season was 1994, and won the Tour of the Apennines, the Liege-Bastogne-Liege (upping Lance Armstrong) and especially the Tour of Italy, ahead of Indurain and Pantani. His victory in the Tour raises much fanfare as can beat Indurain (including trials), which has not happened for years.
The following year he came in second in the Tour of Italy (preceded by Swiss Tony Rominger), and imposes itself in the stage of Luino. Vince also Bicicleta Basca, and finished second in the Giro del Trentino.
Considered as the most important rival of Indurain in the Tour de France, won the team time trial with Gewiss, but then was forced to retire in the second mountain stage, because of bronchitis.
In 1996 he finished tenth in the Tour of Italy, where it's a time trial stage. In a fraction against time is also repeated in the Tour de France, where yellow jersey for a day. After the collapse of the last mountain stage, arrived in Paris in 25th place.
Not even the 1997 is a great year, the Tour never take the step of the best ever upward, and must leave the Tour after a fall. The Nations Cup is his only vacation satisfaction.

TIME BROKEN
Like all strong cronomen, engages in Record Time. Driven by his experience of the world in pursuit bicampione on track, Eugeni try to beat Christopher Boardman: 56.375 km, a record achieved in Manchester on 6 September 1996. A measure
nearly unbeatable because of regulatory changes introduced by the UCI after the British had crushed the limit recorded by Swiss Tony Rominger two years before: 55.291 km.
On 19 October 1997, the Bordeaux velodrome, Berzin we test more for the honor of sponsors for that conviction. But he leaves after 17 '11 ". Although the bike weighs 7 kg, with lenticular wheels 70, and tubular inflated to 10 atmospheres, the clock does not give him hope: the first is the separation of 3 km, is already the fifth of 17 and rose to the tenth to 42 ". Better to do than making a bad impression. THE LITTLE GOLDEN SUNSET


In 1998 moves to Française des Jeux, but does not get significant results. In 1999 he signed for second division, Amica Chips. The next year, is to Mobilvetta. In May 2000 he was excluded from the Giro for high hematocrit, and this is another blow to a runner who's hard to find too many seasons. And so, in 2001, retires.


Pantani, STANDARD HEX
Marco Pantani was born January 13, 1970 in Cesena. At age 12 he enrolled at the club "Fausto Coppi" of Cesenatico. August 5, 1992 turned professional with the Carrera Tassoni, a team which will run until 1996.
's first win in the pros' get to the Tour of Italy 1994, in the stage of Merano dell'Aprica that followed. In 1995 comes the village of Flumsberg victory in the Tour of Switzerland, but the two (Alpe d'Huez and Guzet Neige) in the Tour de France impose the attention of the general public and the media. The myth of what will become the Pirate (for suoandare always all'attaccoe colored bandana to wear instead of the traditional cap) was born there, on the climbs of the Tour
In the same year he won the bronze at the World Championships in Colombia Duitama , behind the English Indurain and Olano, but is lurking the first great drama of his career: the terrible accident at the Milan-Turin, where a car's broken both legs, forcing him to care and long jump for the whole season. In 1997 he
the Mercatone Uno, but the misfortune haunts him: a drop in the Giro (May 24, the stage that ends in Cava dei Tirreni) forced him to retire, then takes the stage at the Tour where he won the Alpe d'Huez and Morzine.
1998 is the year of room, extraordinary feat: he won the Tour of Italy, where it is imposed in two stages (Piancavallo and Montecampione) and the Tour de France, in which he won his stages of Plateau de Beille and Les Deux Alpes. The shotgun was in the same season could only Coppi, Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault, Indurain, and Roche.

that bloody June 5
great start to 1999, Pantani looks set to dominate as the previous year. Tour to take the pink jersey, he won four stages: Gran Sasso, Oropa Pampeago, Madonna di Campiglio. Just on the ramps of the road rising from Pinzolo to the location of the Brenta Dolomites leaves only, in his own way, with a sharp click, irresistible.
will be the last time you will see the "real" Marco Pantani. The morning after the triumphant victory in Madonna di Campiglio, the pink jersey is stopped: a control, on which they were running then entries of any kind, reveals a level of hematocrit is too high, out of the norm. As per the regulation then in force, the rider is stopped for a fortnight.
For Pantani began a nightmare that, five years later, will end in tragedy: he proclaimed his innocence, but must leave the tour was already her now and instead will leave without him. Marco is a broken man. From here begins the downward trend: the climber who dominated the climbs fails to curb its descent into the underworld of inner crises and the difficulty of finding themselves. "I have always raised, but this time I will not make," he said June 5, 1999, to nearly realizing that he was really over.
Marco tries to react, to return as before. He returned to the Tour in 2000, the Jubilee, and that part of the way from Rome. Although not very well trained Pantani improves step by step and is the protagonist in the last week helping fellow Garzelli win the Giro (28 ° Marco close, almost an hour behind the winner).
the Tour wins the stages of the Mont Ventoux, peak legendary, and Courchevel before retiring. Meanwhile, continuing its legal battles to defend themselves against accusations of doping, but never proven, but it does not seem to find within himself the strength to start again.
in 2003 seems to be able to return to good levels. He began the season with second place in a stage of the Week of Coppi and Bartali. At the Giro 2003 is in fair condition. The people have always been with him, and the 14th place, despite the significant fall again, it is hoped that the worst is behind us. Instead, his team, Mercatone Uno, is not invited to the Tour and maybe this is the final blow: in June, Pantani is hospitalized in a clinic near Padova to detoxify. It is the latest news "Official" before the desperate and tragic death in a residence in Rimini February 14, 2004 in mysterious circumstances and after a mysterious trip to Cuba
But the racer's favorite since Fausto Coppi if they had already gone five years before. In the bloody June 5 at Madonna di Campiglio.

CHRISTIAN GIORDANO
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