Originally Posted by Witton Park
Thinking about Froome and Wiggins and which team they will be riding for next year I was reminded of the words of Gino Bartali quoted in Maglia Rosa (Herbie Sykes):
Pretendere che due rivali convivano รจ sempre stato difficile.
(The notion that two rivals can coexist has always been difficult).
Before WWII Bartali and Coppi both rode for Legnano and Bartali had won multiple Giri but in 1946 Coppi, the up and coming rider (who, aged just 20, had won the last Giro before WWII), realised that Bartali would not accept competition from within his own team and so moved to Bianchi. Bartali won the 1946 Giro but Coppi then won in 47,49,52 and 53. Of course in 49 and 52 Coppi also won the Tour.
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