Alfonsina e la bici - Têtes de Bois

Many thanks to Jordan in year 7 who inspired this clip. He asked me if any woman has entered the Tour de France. It's likely that there hasn't been, as far I know. This led me to finding out about the remarkable female cyclist Alfonsina Strada who took part in the Giro d'Italia in 1924. The blue uniforms and bike in the video are Bianchi blue, the most famous Italian bike manufacturer. Alfonsina and her husband opened a bike shop in Milan. The video clip stars the Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack as Alfonsina Strada. Fascinating.