Who’s Your Don Bradman?

Gino Bartali: The champion Italian cyclist who risked his life to defy the Nazis

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Italian champion cyclist Gino Bartali won the biggest cycling races in the world, multiple times. He was a three-time winner of the Giro d'Italia and a two-time winner of the Tour de France. But this is only half of the story he is now remembered for.