<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Jeni and Dopolavoro team questions
> But, wouldn't a black shirt have been hot and
> uncomfortable to ride in on a warm Italian day?
> David Feldman
> Vancouver, WA
Perhaps. But I bet the Dopolavoro team kit was designed by Armani or someone. We all know how Hugo Boss got his start.
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
> >
> > Caro Aldo...
> >
> > Well anything related to Dopolavoro (literally
> > "After Work") is c. 1922-1945
> > or during the Fascist Era. When Mussolini forced the
> > dismemberment of the
> > old, communist trade unions, they were replaced by a
> > state-sponsored workers
> > organisation, Dopolavoro, which offered subsidised
> > health care, holidays,
> > daycare and yes sporting events including cycling it
> > seems. If someone is
> > recreating Dopolavoro jerseys (and if anything the
> > Fascists knew how to make
> > smart kit!)... it might be enough for me to buy a
> > '30s Italian lightweight!!
> >
> > Viva L'Italia!
> >
> > Peter Kohler
> > Washington DC USA
> >
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