- Notre-Dame des Cyclistes
The chapel Notre-Dame des Cyclistes is situated on the municipality of Labastide d'Armagnac in Landes (Aquitania) in France.
History [ [http://www.labastide-d-armagnac.com/ Site officiel de Labastide d'Armagnac] ]
This chapel was dedicated to the Virgo patronize cyclists by
Pope John XXIII in 1958. Since this date this chapel was converted in museum of the cycle in aid of the French racing and touring cyclists. Numerous champions deposited their shirts there:André Darrigade ,Jacques Anquetil ,Louison Bobet ,Tom Simpson ,Bernard Hinault ,Raymond Poulidor ,Eddy Merckx ,Luis Ocaña etc …This chapel has two equivalents
In Italy [ [http://www.museodelghisallo.it/ Museo del Ciclismo - Madonna del Ghisallo] ]
Madonna del Ghisallo which is situated on the municipality ofMagreglio near theLake Como and who had been dedicated to the Italian cycling in 1948 by the popePius XII .In Spain [ [http://www.leintzgatzaga.com/ Sitio oficial de Leintz-Gatzaga] ]
Nuestra Senora de Dorleta which is situated on the municipality ofLeintz-Gatzaga (in Basque) or Salinas de Léniz (in Spanish) in the province ofGuipuzcoa .See also
References
See also
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Madonna del Ghisallo
*Nuestra Senora de Dorleta
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