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The Day Fausto Coppi Scandalized Pope Pius XII: He Won the 1953 World Cup and Celebrated Him with His Wife and Lover

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The best Italian cyclist of all time won his only rainbow leotard in 1953, in a championship surrounded by morbidness. His companions covered up his extramarital adventures. Read

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The best Italian cyclist of all time won his only rainbow leotard in 1953, in a championship surrounded by morbidness. His companions covered up his extramarital adventures. Read

·Madrid, Spain
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He booked hotel rooms "for an anonymous guest" during the romantic escapades. The Pope came to not bless a Tour "because there is a sinner in the group" The article Coppi at the World Championship of "53" with his wife and lover, El Mundo recounts the "corna" that scandalized Pope Pius XII seems to be the first on the Napolist.

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El Mundo broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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