1959 Gios Torino ridden by Italo Zilioli

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00:00:00.000 hi this is Josh from Biciclette D'Epoca
00:00:01.920 and we are here at Gios Torino
00:00:04.680 to bring you this 1959 Gios ridden by
00:00:08.760 Italo zilioli this bike was created in
00:00:13.219 1959 by Gios for Italo ziliali to win the
00:00:18.240 Italian amateur Championship now you'll
00:00:21.000 notice some updated Parts including this
00:00:23.220 campagnolo record rear derailleur you've
00:00:26.400 got the aluminum High flange hubs that
00:00:29.699 are the no record writing on there the
00:00:32.579 reason is as an amateur as he
00:00:35.100 continued to win races he continued to
00:00:37.440 use the exact same bike now you remember
00:00:39.899 that zilioli did ride for ferretti he did
00:00:44.219 ride for Faema and several other
00:00:46.680 well-known professional teams this is
00:00:49.440 just a little piece of History before he
00:00:51.780 became one of the more famous gregario's
00:00:54.360 in history so you can tell it's a 59 for
00:00:56.879 several reasons first off the pelà style
00:01:00.199 front fork crown that has that semi moon
00:01:04.140 shape very typical of the late 50s
00:01:07.560 period of Pelà frame building also
00:01:10.320 you've got this 1959 first generation
00:01:13.619 campagnolo headset and you can
00:01:16.680 also tell it's a 59 because it has this
00:01:19.380 first generation campagnolo crank set
00:01:21.840 with the lip and the shortened spindles
00:01:24.659 on the pedals absolutely gorgeous and
00:01:27.360 certainly an incredible piece of History