Bartali
01-27-20 | 02:25 PM
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Bartali
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance day I would like to emphasize the great humanity of Gino Bartali who used his notoriety to save human lives. In Agreement with Italian resistance, Bartali became a courier of travel documents printed in Florence and by cycling thousands of kilometers to deliver photographs and counterfeit documents that would be served to Jews to escape the Nazis. He put his life on the line to save strangers from Fascism.
Great cyclist and great man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Bartali
Great cyclist and great man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Bartali
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
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01-27-20 | 02:44 PM
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On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance day I would like to emphasize the great humanity of Gino Bartali who used his notoriety to save human lives. In Agreement with Italian resistance, Bartali became a courier of travel documents printed in Florence and by cycling thousands of kilometers to deliver photographs and counterfeit documents that would be served to Jews to escape the Nazis. He put his life on the line to save strangers from Fascism.
Great cyclist and great man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Bartali
Great cyclist and great man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Bartali
If only he were here today, we might be in less of a predicament than we seem to be.
01-27-20 | 02:57 PM
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: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3233904
MY ITALIAN SECRET tells a heroic story that was all but lost to history, until now. The film recounts how WWII bicycling idol Gino Bartali, physician Giovanni Borromeo and other Italians worked with Jewish leaders and high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church, risking their lives by defying the Nazis to save thousands of Italy's Jews.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
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01-27-20 | 03:40 PM
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01-27-20 | 03:46 PM
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
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01-27-20 | 04:29 PM
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01-27-20 | 05:14 PM
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There's also this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartali:_The_Iron_Man
01-27-20 | 08:31 PM
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My thanks for reminding us of Bartali's selfless actions Michael, and for hi-lighting todays significance in keeping the horrors and inhumanity that was forced upon the Jewish people by the Nazis out in the open where they cannot be ignored.
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01-27-20 | 09:33 PM
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Wonderful, uplifting film.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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01-27-20 | 10:30 PM
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Bartali.... a personal hero of mine, for his exploits on and off the bicycle. If you're into the written word, here's another good read, about fighting for humanity against those who would oppress it. It has some bicycle stuff in it, some, but the bicycle stuff is really the means to the greater end.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/sh...bicycle-runner
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/sh...bicycle-runner
01-28-20 | 09:36 AM
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Is this the same film that iab arranged for a screening of maybe 5 years ago here in Chicago, before his 'Centenario Bartalli' event?
IIRC that film had only just gotten an English translation, and I don't remember Isabella Rosellini or Robert Loggia being credited.
In fact it seemed like a pretty modest Italian TV production at the time; maybe it got a makeover in post-production for the world market.
IIRC that film had only just gotten an English translation, and I don't remember Isabella Rosellini or Robert Loggia being credited.
In fact it seemed like a pretty modest Italian TV production at the time; maybe it got a makeover in post-production for the world market.
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01-28-20 | 04:41 PM
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Is this the same film that iab arranged for a screening of maybe 5 years ago here in Chicago, before his 'Centenario Bartalli' event?
IIRC that film had only just gotten an English translation, and I don't remember Isabella Rosellini or Robert Loggia being credited.
In fact it seemed like a pretty modest Italian TV production at the time; maybe it got a makeover in post-production for the world market.
IIRC that film had only just gotten an English translation, and I don't remember Isabella Rosellini or Robert Loggia being credited.
In fact it seemed like a pretty modest Italian TV production at the time; maybe it got a makeover in post-production for the world market.
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01-28-20 | 06:07 PM
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^Ah, of course, that explains why it didn't sound like the same film--it wasn't! I was conflating the film screening with your Bartali event.
Looking forward to the spring ride!
Looking forward to the spring ride!
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01-29-20 | 05:41 AM
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Check out "Road to Valor: A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation" by McConnon & McConnon. It is available on Amazon, eBay, etc. I read it last month and thought it was excellent. Focuses on his WWII work, but also explores his childhood, early career, and post-competition days.
01-30-20 | 12:10 PM
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Indeed an excellent read.
Signs of the times~
Our local library has a pretty rich budget and will order 'new' books in, per request and if not inventory or available from other sharing network libraries. So....
They ordered in, per my request Road to Valor. Brand new as other other sharing libraries didn't have it. Read, return, done.
Part 2: Our rich library also disposes mostly thru a book sale room, $1 hardcover or a full bag of books for a couple of bucks. After browsing the shelves, here was the exact book I checked out. Only 1 year had gone by since this book was purchased by the library. No one other than myself read it.
I purchased it along with a few other books and passed it forward to a fellow forum member.
Our library seems only as a place for people to park and WiFi connect, use the library computers for porn browsers and large groups of kids for after school online gaming.
Signs of the times~
Our local library has a pretty rich budget and will order 'new' books in, per request and if not inventory or available from other sharing network libraries. So....
They ordered in, per my request Road to Valor. Brand new as other other sharing libraries didn't have it. Read, return, done.
Part 2: Our rich library also disposes mostly thru a book sale room, $1 hardcover or a full bag of books for a couple of bucks. After browsing the shelves, here was the exact book I checked out. Only 1 year had gone by since this book was purchased by the library. No one other than myself read it.
I purchased it along with a few other books and passed it forward to a fellow forum member.
Our library seems only as a place for people to park and WiFi connect, use the library computers for porn browsers and large groups of kids for after school online gaming.
02-07-20 | 03:27 PM
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Italy remembers cycling champion who helped save Jews from the Nazis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ave-jews-nazis
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
