Bill & Carol McGann's book The Story of the Giro d'Italia, A Year-by-Year History of the Tour of Italy, Vol 1: 1909 - 1970 is available as an audiobook here. For the print and Kindle eBook versions, just click on the Amazon link on the right.
I think the page's title explains everything.
Dino Buzzatti at the 1949 Giro
I think Buzzatti's reporting of the 1949 Giro is the most beautiful writing about cycling I have ever read. Here is a fine translation.
I still love steel frames
A post of love for my favorite kind of bike
Frazz:
The best cartoon in the world.
CycleItalia's blog
Join Lorenzo and his life with and on bikes
Peaks Coaching Group
Hunter Allen is the guru of power training
The Cycling Independent
The Cycling Independent is bike-mad Pat Brady's website Give it a look.