The actual bike brought by Fausto Coppi on his first and only road race in the UK at the Manx International meeting on 17th June 1959.

After the race the bike was given to Raleigh Industries as a reference for a Fausto Coppi branded race bike being launched by Raleigh for the UK market the next year. That project was shelved when Coppi died 6 months later and this bike was left in the SDBU department at Raleigh until it closed in 1985.

The frame is one of 5 built for Coppi in Faliero Masi’s workshop in Milan in early 1959.

The restored frame is built up as it was ridden in the Manx International in June 1959.

1st generation Campagnolo Record Strada crankset, headset, seat post, cable guides and shifters. 2nd generation pedals with Cornez toe clips and Alfredo Binda straps. Campagnolo Gran Sport derailleurs, 1st generation TA bottle cage, Ambrosio Champion alloy bars and stem, Universal Mod. 51 brakeset, Campagnolo branded FB small flange hubs fitted with Campagnolo quick release levers and laced with Nisi sprint rims. Brooks B17 saddle modified by Giuseppe Ottussi,  Regina 5 speed block and Regina Record chain.