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Alfonsina Strada

Italian cyclist
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. Her... Wikipedia
Born: March 16, 1891, Castelfranco Emilia, Italy
Died: September 13, 1959 (age 68 years), Milan, Italy
Spouse: Carlo Messori (m. 1950–1957) and Luigi Strada (m. 1915–1946)