when professional cycle racing resumed in 1946 after world war ii, bartali narrowly beat coppi in that year's giro, while coppi won milan–san remo. bartali won the tour de suisse twice, another milan–san remo, and the 1948 tour de france – a full ten years after his last victory. coppi took victories in the 1947 giro d'italia, the giro di lombardia and the grand prix des nations.