Gino Bartali

Italian cycling legend and Fausto Coppi's great rival, who won three Tour de France and three Giro d'Italia titles while also being celebrated for acts of humanity toward Jewish refugees during World War II.

Gino Bartali was Italy's second great champion alongside Fausto Coppi, a devout Catholic whose extraordinary cycling career spanned the war years — he won the Tour de France both in 1938 and 1948, a decade apart. Known as 'Ginettaccio' (Iron Gino) for his incredible climbing on major ascents, Bartali also used his race travel during World War II to carry documents for the Italian resistance, saving Jewish lives.