Serse Coppi

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Serse Coppi
Personal information
Full name Serse Coppi
Date of birth March 19, 1923(1923-03-19)
Date of death June 29, 1951 (aged 28)
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
1949 Paris-Roubaix
Infobox last updated on:
September 7, 2007

Serse Coppi (March 19, 1923 - June 29, 1951) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist born in Castellania. He was the brother of famous Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi.

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His greatest victory was winning Paris-Roubaix in 1949, when he was placed as ex-aequo winner along with André Mahé after much controversy. He died in 1951 while riding in Giro del Piemonte after crashing in the final sprint.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Rik van Steenbergen
Winner of Paris-Roubaix
(joint with André Mahé)

1949
Succeeded by
Fausto Coppi