Former national team coach Davide Cassani remembers the former runner who died at the age of 87. The champion capable of beating Anquetil and Gaul to win the pink jersey
One day I went to see him. In Bertinoro, at his home, a stone’s throw from Forlì. Arnaldo, can you explain to me how you managed to win the Giro d’Italia and beat phenomena like Anquetil and Gaul? He replied with that kind smile that always lit up his face: “I’ll tell you this”, thus began his story, in the restaurant, a few meters from his house.