According to the legend, the Medieval count Ghisallo was travelling by the hamlet of Magréglio when he was attacked by bandits.

[2] For this reason a local priest, Father Ermelindo Vigano, proposed that La Madonna del Ghisallo be declared the patroness of cyclists.

Nowadays the shrine of Madonna del Ghisallo contains a small cycling museum with photos and artefacts from the sport.

One particularly notable artifact is the crumpled bicycle that Fabio Casartelli, a native of the region, rode on the day that he died in a crash in the Tour de France.

[1] The Colle del Ghisallo is a mountain pass road that connects the upper part of Valassina Larian Triangle.