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The Beautiful Race: The Story of the Giro d'Italia
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Born of tumult in 1909, the Giro d'Italia helped unite a nation. Since then, it has reflected its home country--the Giro's capricious and unpredictable nature matches the passions and extremes of Italy itself.
A desperately hard race through a beautiful country, the Giro has bred characters and stories that dramatize the shifting culture and society of its home. There was Alfonsina Strada, who cropped her hair and raced against the men in 1924, and Ottavio Bottecchia, expected to challenge f...