Museo dei campionissimi, History museum in Novi Ligure, Italy.
The Museo dei Campionissimi is a history museum in Novi Ligure focused on bicycle evolution, displaying around 40 different models across the collection. These machines are arranged to show how materials and design changed over time, from early wooden frames to modern construction methods.
The museum opened in 2003 within a former ILVA industrial facility, a steelworks that once dominated the local economy. This conversion gave new life to an abandoned industrial space while preserving the region's deep ties to cycling.
The space honors two local cycling champions, Fausto Coppi and Costante Girardengo, through personal belongings, original documents, and reports from Gazzetta dello Sport that tell their stories. These two athletes remain central to how the city sees itself and its place in cycling history.
The museum is easily accessible in the town center and welcomes visitors throughout the week. Before planning your visit, it helps to check ahead since opening times vary by season.
The collection spans from medieval times to the present, displaying early sketches alongside modern titanium prototypes and contemporary materials. This timeline reveals how fundamentally bicycle technology has been reimagined.
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