mypinholepinups:“Gian Ferdinando Tomaselli. In 1897 and 1899 he was Italian sprint champion.
mypinholepinups: “Gian Ferdinando Tomaselli. In 1897 and 1899 he was Italian sprint champion. In 1899 he also won the prestigious sprint races Grand Prix de l'UVF and the Grand Prix de Paris. In 1900 he started at the Olympic Games in Paris in the professional team competition Grande Course de Nations over 1500 metres and finished third. At the UCI track world championships in Paris in 1900, Tomaselli and the Dutchman Harrie Meyers were tandem world champions.In the 1900s, Tomaselli took part in motorcycle and automobile races for Bianchi, one of the pioneers of bicycle, motorcycle and automobile manufacture. Among other things, he competed in the Milan-Nice motorcycle race in 1904 and the 1907 Kaiser Prize race for automobiles.In the 1920s, Gian Ferdinando Tomaselli was involved in the construction of a championship-winning motorcycle at Bianchi.” [some sources say he became a director of Bianchi in the 1930s.] from Wikipedia Aesthetes and Athletes. Paul Richer, as a professor of artistic anatomy, photographed many French and visiting athletes to further his studies. Many were appearing at the 1900 Paris Olympics. -- source link