Guido Messina
(4 January 1931 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian road and track cyclist.
He was born in Monreale, Italy, on 4 January 1931. On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold medal with the Italian team at the 1952 Olympics (individual pursuit became an Olympic event only in 1964, when Messina retired from cycling). Between 1954 and 1963 he rode professionally and won the first stage of the 1955 Giro d'Italia.[1][2] He died six days after his 89th birthday on 10 January 2020.
by Paratella
Corrado Paratella (28 Settembre 1912 - 4 Maggio 1994) di Torino
Via Cuneo 7, Torino
Paratella build only 25-40 frames a year and in total ca. 700-800.
Famous for his refined production of espically road, track & stayer frames.
together with Pelà (actually from toscana, born at the gates of Grosseto / alle porte di Grosseto), Picchio and Beltramo the magic four master framebuilders of turin.
Close friend of Tullio Campagnolo with whom he raced togheter in the "Niccolò Biondi Capri" team in the 30s.
As stated in the by Campagnolo, in limited number, published book "il gigante e la lima", Tullio before releasing a component on the market, always visited (Corrado) Paratella to get his opinion and have it tested.
from the late 40s to the 80s active as framebuilder
Cinelli tipo SCM scatola moviemnto centrale / bottom bracket shell
pendine foderi posteriori superiori incise - pantografate / seatstay caps graved - panto / Strebenspiegel graviert / panto
G.MESSINA
forcellini posteriori verticali / vertikal rear dropouts / verikale Ausfallenden - Paratella style
front dropouts too
other G.Messina frame i have sen was made by Pelà and onther one by Picchio
main framebuilder / telaista for the brand G.Messina was Giuseppa Villata, from turin
+GF Gerog Fischer sand cast bb shell - Sandgussverfahren Tretlagergehaeuse - scatola moivmento centrale colata in sabbia
di Bologna
& Gianni Rivola
or Patelli.
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