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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