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Tour winner. Giro Winner. A multi-talented cyclist. Gino Bartali\u2019s career speaks volumes on its own, but his name will forever be remembered for his fierce opposition to all forms of injustice. At a time when Mussolini\u2019s fascist rule was gaining traction and the twisted Nazi ideology was sinking its claws into Europe, he chose to represent hope and unwavering courage. The newly released documentary titled The Messenger of Peace offers a new angle on his heroic, selfless acts during World War II.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gino was born in a village near Florence and came from humble beginnings. He won his first bike race at the age of 17 in 1931 and his stunning career followed soon after. All in all, he went on to win five Grand Tours, nine Grand Tour mountain classification titles, four other stage races and more than a dozen one-day races and Classics before WWII interrupted his winning streak. But, on the other hand, wartime launched a very different heroic \u2018career\u2019 for him.<\/p>\n

After joining the local resistance group, Gino would smuggle fake IDs and other documents for refugees in his bike\u2019s hollow frame between Florence and Assisi. He hid a Jewish family in his cellar until the Allies came. He would even haul people in a trailer behind his bike, convincing the checkpoint guards that, as a famous cycling champion, he was just training hard with additional weight \u2013 and that\u2019s just skimming the surface. All these actions were punishable by torture and death at the time.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

Gino\u2019s bravery and the sheer scope of his deeds have been coming to light only after his death as he was reluctant to share them with anyone, even with his own son Andrea who eventually played a pivotal role in revealing them to the public. In an interview for The Guardian, years after Gino passed away, Andrea Bartali quoted his father\u2019s notable words on this matter: \u201cYou must do good but you must not talk about it. If you talk about it, you\u2019re taking advantage of others\u2019 misfortunes for your own gain.\u201d A true testament to Gino\u2019s \u2018put your money where your mouth is\u2019 approach. For his incredible efforts, Bartali was posthumously recognized by the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial as a Righteous Among the Nations in 2013.<\/p>\n

As Mr Bartali<\/a> passed away in 2000, the dedicated film crew of the The Messenger of Peace documentary was tasked with finding all surviving links that could illuminate as many details as possible about his time in the resistance and the role he played in saving (as estimated) hundreds of people, mostly Jews, from certain death. The crew embarked on a journey in Gino\u2019s tracks on the white roads of Tuscany and Umbria to attempt to gather as much material on-site and from people close to him \u2013 they even cycled his smuggling route between Florence and Assisi themselves. Along lakes, sleepy villages, little osterias, and world-famous cities, they scoured every nook and cranny for answers, and it paid off, we dare say.<\/p>\n

The documentary is a nicely balanced mixture of scenic rides, contemporary interviews with those who were lucky enough to meet Gino, grainy black and white footage of his golden racing years, and a few precious recorded meetings with the late Mr Bartali near the end of his life.<\/p>\n

If spring fatigue is hitting you hard and you need a morale boost, this documentary is the best 1 hour and 17 minutes you can possibly spend out of your afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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