About this design
Born in Florence on July 18, 1914, Gino Bartali was a typical Tuscan: hard working, hard-headed and deeply religious. Although nicknamed "Gino the Piousâ", Bartali was ruthless on the road. Early in his career, two famed Italian sprinters tried to box him in at the finish of a road race. Instead of going around them, he rode right between them, causing all three to crash in a bloody mess. After that, no one tried to box in Gino. Bartali was the first rider to win the Tour de France overall title and mountain jersey in one year, 1938. He repeated the same feat ten years later in 1948, the year in which he won seven stages. These were the only years in which he won the Tour de France.








