In 1994, Eros Poli defied all odds to ascend legendary Mont Ventoux to a solo breakaway victory on a brutally hot day in the 15th stage of the Tour de France.

It just goes down as one of the great exploits in cycling history … in Tour de France history,…. The way he won against one of the best Tour de France champions ever, against one of the best climbers ever, I would place it in the pantheon of great sporting achievements.
- Bicycling Editorial Director, Bill Strickland

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Avevo tredici anni quando vidi per la prima volta da vicino Gino Bartali: venne a casa nostra a Palù di Giovo, in val di Cembra, accolto da tutti noi Moser, capeggiati da mamma e dallo zio Bettino, che scoprimmo essere un suo coetaneo: era del 1914 anche lui. Era il mese di luglio 1964 e Bartali si presentò per festeggiare i due giorni in maglia rosa di mio fratello Enzo al Giro d’Italia di quell’anno.

— Francesco Moser (prefazione)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Edizioni Francescane Italiane / Publication date ‏ : ‎ 30 April 2026

The champion with two lives

For the whole world, in the 1930s and 1940s, “Ginettaccio” was the king of the mountains. An athlete with superhuman strength capable of winning the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia. But as Europe plunged into the darkness of the Second World War, Bartali began his most important race, one that involved neither trophies nor applause.

Between 1943 and 1944, under the pretext of grueling training to stay in shape, Gino traveled hundreds of kilometers between Florence and Assisi. What the Nazi soldiers at the checkpoints did not suspect was that inside the frame tubes of his Legnano were rolled up fake identity documents and photographs. Thanks to those solitary journeys, Bartali helped save over 800 Jews from deportation, giving them a new identity and hope for life.

source: The Story of Gino Bartali