THE MOTOGIRO - THE RACE THAT HELPED WRITE THE HISTORY OF MOTORCYCLING

The Motogiro - a legendary race that had a short life, from 1953 to 1957, but soon became part of the collective imagination surrounding motorcycling in Italy and Emilia-Romagna in particular.
The race, that began and finished in Bologna, played a key role in the motorcycling culture of the time and it is still remembered as one of the most important road races in our motorcycling history.
But what Motogiro was about?
Five hundred riders that, in the post-war years, brought to life a thrilling motorcycle race on the roads of the Italian peninsula, in a country worn down by the destruction of the war.
Covering over 3,000 km in just a little more than a week, given the roads of the time and motorbikes that would now raise a smirk, was a challenge that went beyond human and thecnical limits.
Nobody could resist the appeal of such a magnificent spectacle, especially as Italy was a country where even owing a bicycle was considered a luxury and just seeing a motorbike was a huge attraction. A few simple ingredients that came together to create a great, popular phenomenon. In fact, when the circus of the Motogiro came to town, workers downed their tools and rushed out of their factories and kids ran out of school.
The words of the protagonists, together with the beautiful photographs of Walter Breveglieri, for the most part never published before, are the foundation of this book; the funny anecdotes, the dramatic experiences, help us understand the world of racing as it was half a century ago: a reality built on human sacrifice, but also full of moving episodes.
Suddenly, in 1957, the Motogiro came to an end, following a Government decree that banned all road races.
The legendary race was cancelled, just when it was at the height of its popularity, popularity it had achieved in a very short space of time.
Written by Arturo Rizzoli, collecting memories of the greatest heros of the race, this book is the first ever written on such an amazing adventure.

A section of this book is dedicated to the present editions of the Motogiro (2001-2006).

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