[CR] Fwd: On the road to L'Eroica, Coppi in Castellania

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Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:25:26 -0400
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Subject: [CR] Fwd: On the road to L'Eroica, Coppi in Castellania


<< ----Original Message----- From: David Benson <bensondoc@yahoo.com.au Subject: Castellania

Hi Dale I'm already on the road to Eroica, without the ability to post to the list, but others travelling through Italy might be interested in the exhibition of photos currently at Coppi's birthplace, Castellania. Until November 2 the town is festooned with huge photographs of the brothers Coppi, apparently illuminated at night. I wouldn't travel halfway across Italy just to see it, but some might enjoy it in conjunction with a few hours at the Museo dei Campionissimi in nearby Novi Ligure (open Friday afternoons and weekends, I think). I rode up from Novi Ligure today, hoping to see the Casa Coppi, but it is open only Saturday from 2:30pm and I lack the patience to wait hours for someone who may, or may not, eventually show up. On the positive side, I got to see a separate room of Coppi memorabilia, thanks to an old gent who accosted me in the street; and had a great lunch at the only restaurant in town. All the best David Benson Usually Auckland, New Zealand but tonight in Novi Ligure >>

See the pics David sent to me here:

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Coppi_Castellania.htm

Dale

Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina USA