The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero

The True Story of a Holocaust Hero. Once a skinny and weak child, Gino Bartali rose to become a Tour de France champion and oneof cyclings greatest stars. But all that seemed unimportant when his country came under the gripof a brutal dictator and entered World War II on the side of Nazi Germany.Bartali might have appeared a mere bystander to the harassment and hatred directed towardItalys Jewish people, but secretly he accepted a role in a dangerous plan to help them. Puttinghis own life at risk, Bartali used his speed and endurance on a bike to deliver documents Jewishpeople needed to escape harm.His inspiring story reveals