Take two journalists who make historical research and meticulous archiving their hallmark, give them a slightly crazy idea of digging through volumes and archives to reconstruct the history of all Italian national cycling teams, shake well, blow away the inevitable dust that will rise, and in the end you'll have a surprising result.

The result is AZZURRO IRIDE, published by L'Ancora Editions, whose subtitle perfectly clarifies the amount of work done by Gilberto Petrucci and Danilo Viganò: "Italians at the Cycling World Championships 1921-2024. Pros, amateurs, under 23, women, juniors".

A unique work, never before realized: 340 pages and 1400 photos of all the azzurri who have defended Italy's colors at the world championships for professionals, amateurs, under 23, juniors, junior women, under women and elite women. An incredible work for all enthusiasts and sports fans that the authors have created with patience and professionalism collecting chronicles of each race and championship anecdotes.

The book costs 30.00 euros and is available on Amazon at this link.