National champion Alexander Cepeda’s jersey rests in the Museo della Bicicletta | Other Sports | sports

The donation was from Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec, the Ecuadorian climber’s squad. The museum is located in Bra, province of Cuneo, Italy.

The Bicycle Museum celebrate in Bra, Italy, its 16 years of creation, and since last week it counts among its t-shirt collection with the Ecuadorian champion jersey worn by Alexander Cepeda (Androni Giocattoli-Ssidermec) este 2021 en carreras del WorldTour.

The donation came from the Italian squad and its representatives, led by the sports director Gianni Savio, who presented the jersey with the tricolor flag to Luciano Cravero, president of the museum.

“Among the many t-shirts to admire now the Ecuadorian champion Jefferson Cepeda also shines”, Highlighted the Italian squad in a statement.

After obtaining the national road title, in June, the Ecuadorian climber won the stage at the summit of Col du Galibier in the Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc, and then also won the final classification of the French race.

“Among the guests, there was also Sergio Barbero, today an appreciated mechanic of the team, who intervened to remember his past as a professional with Marco Pantani,” said the Italian squad.

A good, the Bicycle Museum contains an important and varied collection, “Unique in its kind”, thanks to donations from athletes and fans.

“Along with old and valuable pieces, such as 1900 Bersagliere bicycle, the racing one from 1935 with the first Campagnolo rear rod gearbox, used by Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi and many other valuable objects, the museum houses some historical items and famous t-shirts, as the pink T-shirt with which Marco Pantani won the 1998 Giro d’Italia, the (Strade) Bianche shirt worn by the champion himself Fausto Coppi after the war, that of the 1996 professional team and the Turin club dedicated to Serse Coppi, Fausto’s brother ”, says a review of the Museo della Bicicletta. (D)

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