His greatest victory was 1949 Paris–Roubaix, when he was placed equal winner with André Mahé after controversy.[2] He died in 1951 after crashing in the final sprint of the Giro del Piemonte, when his wheel was caught in the tracks of the Turin tramway.[1] He was 28. The British weekly, The Bicycle, reported: "The two brothers were still with the main bunch a kilometre from the end of the 272km race. Fausto was not moving with his usual smoothness and Serse was by his side with words of encouragement. Then three riders crashed, but only one of them did not continue the race - Serse Coppi. He was actually able to ride to his hotel, and it was not believed that he was seriously hurt. But he was subsequently taken to hospital, where concussion of the brain was diagnosed. He died in Fausto's arms before an operation could be performed."[3]
serse, coppi, march, 1923, june, 1951, italian, professional, road, racing, cyclist, born, castellania, younger, brother, italian, cyclist, fausto, coppi, personal, informationfull, nameborn, 1923, march, 1923castellania, italydied29, june, 1951, 1951, aged, t. Serse Coppi 19 March 1923 29 June 1951 was an Italian professional road racing cyclist born in Castellania He was the younger brother of Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi 1 Serse CoppiPersonal informationFull nameSerse CoppiBorn 1923 03 19 19 March 1923Castellania ItalyDied29 June 1951 1951 06 29 aged 28 Turin ItalyTeam informationDisciplineRoadRoleRiderMajor wins1949 Paris RoubaixProfessional career editHis greatest victory was 1949 Paris Roubaix when he was placed equal winner with Andre Mahe after controversy 2 He died in 1951 after crashing in the final sprint of the Giro del Piemonte when his wheel was caught in the tracks of the Turin tramway 1 He was 28 The British weekly The Bicycle reported The two brothers were still with the main bunch a kilometre from the end of the 272km race Fausto was not moving with his usual smoothness and Serse was by his side with words of encouragement Then three riders crashed but only one of them did not continue the race Serse Coppi He was actually able to ride to his hotel and it was not believed that he was seriously hurt But he was subsequently taken to hospital where concussion of the brain was diagnosed He died in Fausto s arms before an operation could be performed 3 Notes edit a b Serse Coppi at Cycling Archives Les Woodland on the 1949 Paris Roubaix controversy at cyclingnews com The Bicycle UK 4 July 1951 p21 nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an Italian cycling person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Serse Coppi amp oldid 1168994743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
