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2000 was the year of Gino Bartali's death. He was an Italian professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France twice, in 1938 and 1948, and the Giro d'Italia three times, in 1936, 1937, and 1946. Bartali was also a member of the Italian team that won the gold medal in the team time trial at the 1936 Summer Olympics.