On Tuesday, October 19, the Barberine Duriani Media Library at the L’Alb’Oru Cultural Center in Bastia will present two beautiful and interesting conferences on the themes of mountaineering and cycling in Corsica.
From 6 pm, Joël Jenin will present his book “La Corse des premiers alpinistes- 1852-1972” which he wrote with Irmtraud Hubatschek and published by Piazzola. The book, which contains very beautiful illustrations, tells the story of mountaineering in Corsica. “In the 19th century, mountaineers found that the conquest of the Alps was over and in love with novelties, they found that Corsica offered a new space of discovery with its many peaks then virgin,” said J. Jenin. DW Freshfiel, FF Tuckett, ET Compton, GI Finch, Paul Helbronner, Kurt Diemberger who are now part of the great history of European mountaineering but also many others, mountain enthusiasts have left stories and photographs which enrich this epic of the “Corsican Alps” as some will call our mountains “. At 7 pm, Laurent Bindi and Francis Beretti will present the very rich “A History of Cycling in Corsica 1890-1960”. This book, or rather this encyclopedia published in 2020, is co-signed by Francis Beretti, Ange-Laurent Bindi and Didier Rey at Piazzola Publishing. “It’s the result of more than 5 years of work,” says L. Bindi. “We have relied on archives and the testimonies of many practitioners, cycling professionals, to reconstruct their journey.” We were assisted in the writing of Marie Paule Durand ”. This beautiful book of 384 pages, richly illustrated, includes three distinct parts: “Birth and development of cycling in Corsica from 1890 to 1945”, “The golden age of island cycling: 1946/1960” and “From yesterday to tomorrow , point of view and perspectives ”which is a part of reflection on island cycling with old and new lovers of the little queen.
Appointment with the authors on Tuesday, October 19 from 6 p.m. Free entry (sanitary pass)
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