Expo: „Le bici da corso dal 1815 ad oggi“, Palazzo Thiene, Vicenza, Italy 
The Palazzo Thiene Gallery hosted an exhibition of vintage bicycles entitled "A Tour of the History of the Bicycle! Racing Bicycles from 1815 to the Present" from May 1 to June 2, 2025.
The exhibition, curated by Dr. Mario Cionfoli, aimed to make the soul of cycling accessible through a historical, visual, tactile and auditory journey. The exhibition, in beautiful spaces with the constant presence of the organizers, was visited by almost seven thousand visitors in a month. A fantastic atmosphere and a huge tribute to all those who helped with the exhibition.
A great idea to bring together three important collections and exhibit the best together. More than 70 bicycles from the collections of the "Museo della Bicicletta" in Salcedo by Loris Pasquale, "Le bici dei campione" by Gianfranco Trevisan and bicycles from the "Museo Bicicleria" in Vicenza by Mario Cionfoli and Stefano Rigon.
Address: Palazzo Thiene 11, Vicenza, 36 100 Veneto, Italy
Expo „Le Leggende del Ciclismo“, Padova, Italy
11. – 26.5. 2024 on the occasion of the Giro d´ Italia race
Exhibition "Le Leggende del Ciclismo" – Legends of cycling. The bicycles of Coppi, Bartali, Pantani and especially the legends of the racing track in Padua. Among the many initiatives carried out for the arrival of the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia in Padua, the Cultural Center is organizing the exhibition "Legends of cycling. The bicycles of Coppi, Bartali, Pantani and the track champions!" The exhibition, with material from the Gianfranco Trevisano collection, is a journey through the development of the bike, jerseys and memorabilia of the champions who wrote history.
Address: Centro Culturare, Via Altinate, 71 Padova, Italy
Contact: https://www.altinatesangaetano.it
Expo 2026: RUOTA LIBERA, Udine - Italy
19.5.2026 - 30.8.2026
The “Ruota Libera” exhibition is a large-scale exhibition dedicated to the bicycle as a symbol of social, cultural and technological transformation, taking place at Villa Manin in Passariano (Udine). 62 historical and modern bicycles are on display, among the iconic models are the Legnano (1946) by Gino Bartali and the Colnago by Tadej Pogačar. The bicycles on display come from several private collections. The beauty of the individual machines is dignified by the atmosphere of the Baroque building.
Contact. https://www.villamanin.it/evento/a-ruota-libera/
Address: Stradone Manin 10, 33033 Passariano (UD), Italy
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Exhibition cataloge
463/B - Expo 2026 RUOTA LIBERA catalogue
Villa Manin Passariano
Villa Manin Passariano is located in Passariano Codroipo in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It was the residence of the last Doge of Venice, Ludovico Manin. In 1797, Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais also stayed there.
Expo 2025: "Triple Crown", Museo del Cyclismo Ghisallo, Magreglio - Italy
Expo 2025: "Triple Crown"- Le biciclette di Tadej Pogacar
Madonna del Ghisallo Sanctuary and Cycling Museum are located in Magreglio in the province of Como, on a hill which is very popular among bikers and has been home of many famous competitions; here there’s a beautiful landscape on Lake Como.
Contact: https://www.museodelghisallo.it
Address: Via Gino Bartali, 4 - 22030 Magreglio (CO), Italy
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Colnago Y1Rs: UAE Team Emirates' new bike
This is the exact model Tadej Pogačar rode in the 2025 Tour de France.
Specifications:
SRAM Red E1 AXS and ENVE SES 4.5 LTD World Champs
Colnago Y1Rs Carbon Monocoque
YSWC - World Champs Edition
SRAM Red E1 AXS (12-speed, wireless)
Crankset: SRAM Red E1, 170 mm, 48/35
Cassette: SRAM Red E1 10-33
Chaining: SRAM Red Flattop
ENVE SES 4.5 LTD - Limited Edition World Champs
Cockpit: Colnago CC. Integrated Y1 steering wheel
Brakes: SRAM Red E1 Hydraulic
Price: €17,000.
Exhibition 2025 "PEDALANDO NELLA STORIA", Cittadella – Italy
The exhibition "PEDALANDO NELLA STORIA" with bicycles from collection Dorina eánd Gianfranco Trevisian was prepared and it was opened on June 2025 in the Church of Torresino in Cittadella along the "Via dei Carraresi". Many bicycles belonging to past and present champions between 1894 and 2021 are on display to admire.
Address: S.M del Torresino, Via G. Garibaldi 54, 35013 Cittadella (PD) Itálie
Contact: https://viadeicarraresi.it
Contact Gianfranco Trevisan: https://www.facebook.com/gianfranco.trevisan
Exhibition 2024 "Le bici dei campioni", Cittadella - Italy
The exhibition "Le bici dei campioni" or "The bikes of champions" was prepared and it was officially opened on June 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in the Church of Torresino in Cittadella along the "Via dei Carraresi" Over 40 bicycles belonging to past and present champions between 1894 and 2021 are on display to admire.
The exhibition will be open from Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 June 2024 and will present the best of the three collections of the Museo Bicicleria, the Loris Pasquale Collection and the Gianfranco and Dorina Trevisan Collection.
Address: S.M del Torresino, Via G. Garibaldi 54, 35013 Cittadella (PD) Itálie
Contact: https://viadeicarraresi.it
Columbus Continuum 100 Years Celebrations, Milan – Italy
In the second half of the year 2019 Columbus celebrated its 100th Anniversary with a series of exhibitions in order to narrate the many stories composing this unique entrepreneurial scenario.
The four exhibitions, reunited under the name "Columbus continuum". 100 years of a steel manufactory in Milan, have been planned to set and show the company from four different perspectives and industries: tubular furniture; steel series for bicycle frames; the great innovation and research content of the company that lead it to collaborate to amazing goals and achievements (from airplanes to cars and riding machines); the constant focus on art and design.
Address Columbus: Gruppo S.r.l. - Div. Columbus, Via G. Di Vittorio, 21 20090 Caleppio di Settala (MI), Itálie
Contact: https://www.columbus1919.com/en/
Foto: Columbus official
Collezione velocipedi e biciclette antiche A. & C. Azzini, Soresina, Italy
We had the opportunity to personally walk through the entire museum accompanied by both owners in 2022. It was a huge pleasure to see not only a cross-section of the bike's development, but entire blocks dedicated to local brands. This is what a museum should look like! This is the reason why collectors from all over the world will come and discover new and unknown technical treasures here. Their museum and exhibits are fantastic. The beautiful philosophy and attitude towards collecting is convincing. Alfredo and Carlo Azzini say: “We paid great attention to the conservation and restoration carried out in our restoration center. We study every detail, every difference. During many years of passionate research, we were guided by only one consciousness: although we are now the momentary owners of these treasures, our mission is only and exclusively one idea: to preserve and protect them and finally leave them to future generations with full respect for bicycle history."
Address: Palazzo Vertua Robbiani, via Robianni, 2 - 26015 Soresina (CR), Italy
Contact: www.velobiciantiche.it
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/velobiciantiche/
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A private museum present 10 main sector with circa 200 bicycle, they cover up the period between 1818 and 1955. There’re several typology of partition in order to have a clear image of the evolution of the bicycle. The Museum will be open only in the time table available in Facebook at the page Velocipedi e biciclette antiche collezione privata A & C Azzini and if you won’t find a date there you can have a reservation just for you in the weekend simply by keeping in touch in facebbok’s page.
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Collection of Dorina a Gianfranco Trevisian, Padova - Italy
A selection from the private collection of Dorina and Gianfranco Trevisiano. Many of the bikes from this collection can be seen occasionally at exhibitions organized by associations and clubs dedicated to vintage bikes in Italy. They also tirelessly participate in many meetings and rides such as the Eroica, where they exhibit and offer their bikes for sale or exchange.
Address: Padova, Italy
Contact Gianfranco Trevisan: https://www.facebook.com/gianfranco.trevisan
Gianfranco Trevisan as a racer and collector
A two-part book with detailed photographs of the essential bicycles from Gianfranco Trevisan's collection. Beautiful photographs and lots of useful information.
Biciclette Masi Milano – Italy
The fantastic and iconic workshop right on the famous velodrome is still operational, but when you visit you balance between the feeling that time has stopped here or that you have visited a museum. Photos from workshop were taken 2026.
Contact Masi USA: https://masibikes.com
Contact Masi Italy: https://www.facebook.com/p/Biciclette-Masi-Milano-100063617587852/?locale=cs_CZ
Address: Velodromo Vigorelli, Via Arona 19, 201 49 Milano – Italy
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Company History
Faliero Masi began making bicycle frames in the 1950s at the Vigorelli Velodrome in Milan, after a career as a semi-professional racer and team mechanic. In 1973, his son Alberto took over the Vigorelli workshop. Faliero and two of their assistants went to the United States and started production at a new plant in Carlsbad, California, after selling the name and trademark "Cicli Masi" to American businessman Roland Sahm.
Later, Faliero returned to Italy. Disputes over production volumes caused a severance of relations between Masi and Masi's American investors. Ownership of the American trademark remained with the American operation, so the Masi family could not sell bicycles in the United States under their own name. This was despite Faliero Masi bringing master builder Mario Confente from Italy to help set up the company's American operations, which began to see themselves as making even better bicycles than their Italian counterparts. Alberto Masi later introduced the bikes to the US under the name "Milano 3V." The rights to the Masi name and logo in the US are now owned by Haro Bikes.
468/C - Biciclette Masi Milano
Masi released this message in 2022:
“We are happy to announce that the historic workshop and European brand will continue its existence! Simone D’Urbino recently became the new owner of Masi, with the blessing of Alberto Masi. With just a few months left to complete the renovation and relocation of the machines, we will be ready to work stronger than ever with the classic and modern frames that have always distinguished us. Simone D’Urbino and the Masi team.”
Many well-known and successful professional cyclists have ridden Masi bikes, including Antonio Maspes, Fausto Coppi, Felice Gimondi, Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx.
