Stephen descending the cobblestone streets outside Colleferro, Italy
Stephen at work in his hair salon
Papa in front of his pride and joy, before his father sold it (Cocuzzo family photo)
Three generations of Cocuzzo men (Photo by Joshua Simpson)
Stephen in Florence, enjoying the first of countless cups of coffee
Stephen admiring the Arno River in Florence
Rob pretending not to be lost
View of the Tuscan hills just outside of San Casciano dei Bagni
Stephen cruising through the rolling hills of Tuscany on the second day
Rob preparing himself for more riding despite excruciating knee pain
Stephen approaching the Colosseum on their way out of Rome
Italian cycling legend Tulio Rossi poses with Stephen and Rob in his bike shop
Rossi tinkering away in his shop on the outskirts of Rome
Entering San Donato for the first time
Stephen resting outside the B&B in San Donato
The rooftops of San Donato with the Apennines in the distance
Some of the “San Donato sitcom” cast
Pasqualina Perrella saved the lives of a number of Jews during the Nazi occupation.
The World War II monument in the heart of San Donato
Stephen fast asleep in the piazza of San Donato
Gaetano Cocuzzo explaining the Cocuzzo family tree
The monument in San Donato is dedicated to the Jewish people who lost their lives during the Nazi occupation, especially a young girl named Noemi Levi.
Stephen speaking with Delia Roffo in the piazza
Via Orologio, the street where Rob’s great-grandfather was born in San Donato
Rob and Stephen overlooking Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo the day before returning to the United States
THE ROAD TO
SAN DONATO
THE ROAD TO
SAN DONATO
FATHERS, SONS, AND CYCLING ACROSS ITALY
ROBERT COCUZZO
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