Italy bade farewell to cycling
legend Felice Gimondi Tuesday with crowds attending his funeral
at his home town of Paladina near Bergamo including other
cycling greats Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni.
The parish priest, monsignor Mansueto Callioni, said "you
taught us to always fight".
"The Kingdom of God is like a great cycling race," he added.
Vicar General of the Bergamo diocese, monsignor Davide
Pelucchi, said Gimondi's last words to his wife of 51 years had
been "see you soon".
One time Tour de France winner and three-time Giro d'Italia
winner Gimondi died of a heart attack while swimming in Sicily
on Saturday. He was 76.
Gimondi was one of only seven cyclists to have won all three
grand tours, including also the Vuleta a Espagna.
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