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00:00 Andrea Taffi is about to ride into this stadium and become the winner of the 97th Paris-Roubaix.
00:06 I have come to sunny Tuscany to meet an Italian cycling legend.
00:13 Oh, this is him. Andrea. Hi.
00:16 Andrea Taffi was known as Il Gladiatore, the Tuscan who never quit.
00:21 Taffi goes again. That's why they call him Il Gladiatore.
00:26 What a way to start a bike ride. I'm nervous.
00:29 You go, you go, you go, you go, you go.
00:32 Whilst he's a monster on the bike…
00:34 I'm a little bit crazy, but not stupid.
00:38 …he's a gentle giant off the bike.
00:40 So is this going to be hard work, Andrea?
00:43 Yes. You go there more faster, otherwise you stay here all day, yeah?
00:48 Okay. Yes.
00:50 This is a typical Italian bike.
00:54 This is a typical Tuscany house.
00:56 And I have some pictures inside.
00:59 This is the face when you finish Paris-Roubaix.
01:03 That's a great photo.
01:05 The crowd are chanting the name Taffi, Taffi.
01:09 I like very much that race.
01:12 The best race on the world.
01:14 And he has all the time in the world to enjoy what will be his finest hour.
01:21 I'm so very happy to have this at my house.
01:25 That's important.
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