Fausto Coppi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fausto Coppi

Italian cyclist

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1919

Place of Birth: Castellania Coppi, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1960

Profession: sport cyclist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Angelo Fausto Coppi (Italian pronunciation: ['fausto 'k?ppi]; 15 September 1919 – 2 January 1960) was an Italian cyclist, the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War.
His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo ("Champion of Champions").
He was an all-round racing cyclist: he excelled in both climbing and time trialing, and was also a great sprinter.
He won the Giro d'Italia five times (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953), the Tour de France twice (1949 and 1952), and the World Championship in 1953.
Other notable results include winning the Giro di Lombardia five times, the Milan–San Remo three times, as well as wins at Paris–Roubaix and La Flèche Wallonne and setting the hour record (45.798 km) in 1942.