cycling friends know the small town Magreglio above Bellagio, which is on the Tour of Lombardy (Giro di Lombardia) and the great Tour of Italy (Giro d'Italia) destination or part of the route . Comparatively little is known modern cycling museum "Museo del Ciclismo Madonna del Ghisallo" in Via Gino Bartali, which fits perfectly with its transparent architecture into the mountains. Supported the museum by the way of a foundation. Until 28 Cycle Sport November, the museum is a lovingly and expertly arranged special exhibition about the Italian cyclist Franco Ballerini, who is venerated as "Monsieur Roubaix". Alone, 13 times he has started at the infamous day race from Paris to Roubaix, the partial results of close Kopfsteinsträßchen through the "Hell of the North" and demanded all the drivers. Ballerini (born 1964) was to his career as a professional cyclist since 2001, head of the Italian sports bike team. In early February, he is at the age of 45 years died in an accident as a passenger in a car rally in Tuscany. The exhibition in the cycling museum traces his life for cycling.
Please note in your trip planning that the museum opening times from November severely limited: you can only attend Saturday and Sunday from 9.30 to 17.30 clock the exhibition. From December to February is the museum then closed completely.
more information in Italian language, see www.museodelghisallo.it
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