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In 1939, at the height of Italian colonial rule, Ghebremariam Ghebru defeated Italian riders on Eritrean soil — a victory whose meaning went far beyond sport. This piece will tell that story in full, drawing on oral histories and archival research, and connecting it to the unbroken line that runs from colonial-era Asmara to the modern WorldTour.
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