Tag Fausto Coppi

Tullio Campagnolo: The Legend, the Patents and the Record

Eleven Campagnolo catalog covers arranged in date order on a dark background, from the black Catalogo N. 12 of about 1955 to the white catalogue n. 18 of 1986

Campagnolo says its founder invented the quick release after a snowbound race in 1927 and patented it in 1930. The record tells a richer story: a first patent filed in May 1933, the cam quick release in April 1943, a parallelogram derailleur he perfected rather than invented, magnesium wheels for Lamborghini, a signed account of his life that never mentions the snow and a 1981 conviction that English-language histories leave out.

Campagnolo History: A Timeline of Key Patent, Product and Racing Events

The Campagnolo wordmark in blue script, centered on a white banner

A dated timeline of Campagnolo from Tullio Campagnolo's birth in Vicenza in 1901 to the minority investment of 2026: his first patent of May 1933, the cam quick release of 1943, the Cambio Corsa and the Paris-Roubaix, the Gran Sport, Record and Super Record, magnesium wheels for Lamborghini, C-Record, Syncro and Ergopower, with the Croce d'Aune story marked as the legend it is.

Bianchi History: A Timeline of Key Corporate and Technical Events

Bianchi 1940 La Bicicletta Tuttacciaio 1200px

A Century of Celeste: Key Corporate and Technical Milestones of the World’s Oldest Bicycle Empire From its modest origins in a Milanese workshop at Via Nirone 7 to the absolute heights of professional cycling’s “Double-Double,” the history of Bianchi is…

Legnano Bicycles Image Gallery

1951 Legnano Paris Roubaix (9)

Legnano stands firmly among the tallest names in all of Italian cycling racing history. Founder Emilio Bozzi and his namesake bicycle and component manufacturer and distributor tapped into a collective competitive spirit to usher in modern transportation solutions starting back…

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