Eurochannel: Bartali, the Iron Man

Bartali, the Iron Man (Gino Bartali - L'intramontabile, Italy, 2006) will premiere in the U.S. on Eurochannel March 22, 2010 at 9 PM (Eastern Time) and 10 PM (Pacific Time).

Eurochannel, the 100% European content television channel available on DISH Network, pays tribute to the most renowned Italian cyclist Gino Bartali.

In the two-part miniseries, discover the career of this great Italian cyclist who won the Tour de France twice!

Synopsis: Cycling great Gino Bartali nearly abandons the sport at a young age, when his brother Giulio dies in a race. Fra Leone, for whom Gino will carry out clandestine missions during the war, convinces him not to give up. Then, in 1948, when Italian Communist Party leader Palmiro Togliatti is nearly assassinated, Prime Minister De Gaspari asks Bartali to help prevent chaos by winning the Tour de France. Though far behind, he winds up finishing first. This is the story of cycling great Gino Bartali.

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