Alfonsina Strada

Italian racing cyclist (1891-1959) · Iceland · On the map · Athletes · Died at 68

Alfonsina Strada was an Italian cyclist, the only woman to have ridden one of cycling's three major stage races. She started in the Giro d'Italia in 1924 when the organisers mistook her for a man. Newspapers called her The Devil in a dress.

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