Fausto Coppi - Broken Bones

Broken Bones

Coppi broke bones throughout his career.

  • 1942: collarbone at the Vigorelli track in Milan
  • 1950: pelvis in the Giro d'Italia
  • 1951: collarbone in Milan-Turin
  • 1952: shoulder blade on the track in Perpignan
  • 1954: head and knees while training
  • 1956: displaced vertebra in Giro d'Italia
  • 1957: thigh in Sardinia
  • 1959: head injuries while training

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