'97 Dieci Colli del Santo

'97 Campagnolo

'97 Ritrovarsi con Francesco (Moser)

'97 Pinarello

'98 Conca di Smeraldo--one of my favorites

'98 Campagnolo (chopped for hot weather)

'98 Pedalata Rosa

'98 Ritrovarsi con Francesco

2000 Ritrovarsi con Francesco

'99 Campagnolo (chopped for hot weather)

'99 Ritrovarsi con Francesco

2000 GF Friuli

'01 Campagnolo

'01 La Francesco Moser
(Moser turned 50 that year)

'02 La Francesco Moser

'03 Friuli

'03 La Francesco Moser

'03 Oderzo-Falcade-Oderzo

'04 Maratona dles Dolomites

'03 Maratona dles Dolomites

'04 Giro delle Dolomiti

'05 Maratona dles Dolomites

'06 Moser

'04 La Moser

'96 and '98 Pedalata Rosa pins

'07 Campagnolo--another favorite

'07 Maratona dles Dolomites (a poorly designed jersey, as usual for the Maratona)

'09 Maratona dles Dolomites--
a beauty! I love it.

GF dei Cimbri (MTB), Campagnolo

(right) Oderzo-Falcade-Oderzo women's manicure kit and Girolaguna women's business card case; (far right) Oderzo-Falcade plate and women's trays; (below that) Oderzo-Falcade-Oderzo women's trophy

GF Pinarello sox

2003 Pinarello travel kit, 2002 knapsack, ?? waist pack, and (above) 2004 duffle--a terrific and well-designed collection that sees a lot of use by everyone--very thoughtful.

handy Campagnolo shoe bag

'04 World's ride duffle

'96 Pedalata Rosa musette (100th anniversary of La Gazzetta dello Sport) and '98 helmet (anniversary of the Vigorelli Velodrome)

'05 Giro delle Dolomiti expandable backpack with hydration bladder and helmet keeper--a real gem

'04 Campagnolo wheel bag--a handy addition to my collection

The charming drawing is but one of 9000 (!) drawn by children of the local Ladin schools as gifts (each one unique) to participants in the 2005 Maratona dles Dolomites, which was dedicated to the angels, who guide and protect us. Signs with angelic images and uplifting thoughts lined the roads, and radiant smiling, singing angels greeted us at the tops of the passes. How original and wonderful! Each participant also received an adorable hand-painted wooden pin by Thun.

2002 Coce'n Bike towel (other years we received socks, a t-shirt, a bandanna, and a water bottle)

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