Super cool women doing neat things on bikes

Time to revived this.

Alfonsina Strada, the only women who raced the Giro d'Italia in 1924.

It was 1924, and there was serious doubt that the Giro d'Italia would happen. Most of the major sponsors were holding back because the economy in Italy was depressed. As a result, few riders signed up for the annual race. But one who did was a woman, signed up as Alfonsin Strada. Using her husband's last name and her first name less the "a" on the end, it appeared that she was a man. When they found out, would she be allowed to participate in the ride?

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