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Can I read The eagle of the Cavavese [sic] : Franco Balmamion and the Giro d'Italia on EtoBox?
The eagle of the Cavavese [sic] : Franco Balmamion and the Giro d'Italia by Sykes, Herbie is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is The eagle of the Cavavese [sic] : Franco Balmamion and the Giro d'Italia about?
In capturing the 1962 Giro 22-year-old Franco Balmamion displayed extraordinary courage, but his story remains ignored by the cycling world. In his quest to recover Balmamion's memory Herbie Sykes rediscovers the romantic, parochial community of Italian cycling in the 60s. This is a book about courage, deceit, joy and the sadness of lost careers.
Who reads The eagle of the Cavavese [sic] : Franco Balmamion and the Giro d'Italia?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sykes, Herbie
- Publisher
- Mousehold Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781874739500
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Memoir, Biography
- Rating
- 4.25 / 5 (11 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14