Though it appears to be a solo effort, bicycle racing is clearly a team sport.
"To hear people say that bicycle racing is the most corrupt sport is pitiful."
At the time, bicycle racing was one of the biggest sports in the country.
Purse money in bicycle racing is generally small and is shared by team members at the end of the year.
Because bicycle racing is not a popular sport in the United States, this is not an easy task.
Since bicycle racing is a team sport - even if it doesn't look it - there was nobody healthy enough to support.
After Mussolini's reign ended, bicycle racing came to a complete stop in Italy.
From the lost generation to the last generation, amateur bicycle racing has always had to put up with images.
At the same time professional bicycle racing became a popular spectator sport.
The expulsion was certain to stun fans across Europe, where professional bicycle racing is second only to soccer in popularity.