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Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi (R) poses with his brother Serse Coppi (C) , who has just won the Paris-Roubaix race, on April 18, 1949. Fausto Coppi (1919-1960), one of the most famous cyclist in the world, died of malaria at the age of 40. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi (R) poses with his brother Serse Coppi (C) , who has just won the Paris-Roubaix race, on April 18, 1949. Fausto Coppi (1919-1960), one of the most famous cyclist in the world, died of malaria at the age of 40. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)