Jul 18, 1959-Paris, France- (File Photo) ANGELO FAUSTO COPPI was an Italian racing cyclist. Nicknamed 'Il Campionissimo' (Champion of the Champions) he was one of the most successful and most popular cyclists of all time. He twice won the Tour de France (1949 and 1952), and five times the Giro d'Italia (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953). PICTURED: ANGELO FAUSTO COPPI, right, manager of 1959 Tour de France winner FEDERICO BAHAMONTES, left, in the Parc des Princes velodrome after the finish the finish of the. 18/07/1959
Jul 18, 1959-Paris, France- (File Photo) ANGELO FAUSTO COPPI was an Italian racing cyclist. Nicknamed 'Il Campionissimo' (Champion of the Champions) he was one of the most successful and most popular cyclists of all time. He twice won the Tour de France (1949 and 1952), and five times the Giro d'Italia (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953). PICTURED: ANGELO FAUSTO COPPI, right, manager of 1959 Tour de France winner FEDERICO BAHAMONTES, left, in the Parc des Princes velodrome after the finish the finish of the