Friday, January 14, 2011

Cinelli Tribute Jersey to Viktor Kapitonov's Victory


Cinelli has issued a tribute jersey for Viktor Kapitonov's legendary victory aboard a Cinelli at the 1960 Rome Olympics in which he out sprinted the home town favorite to claim the gold medal. Kapitonov had also mistakenly thought he had won earlier only to discover that there was one lap remaining:


In full size here.

The limited edition numbers 300 jerseys. Available from Cinelli here and Probikekit here.

Related story: 1960 Rome Olympic Champions Celebrated

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