Tullio Campagnolo

Campagnolo was born in Vicenza, Italy in 1901 to a middle-class family, and began his tinkering of inventions at his father's hardware store.

The title that was lost at the Croce d'Aune pass encouraged Campagnolo to develop the quick release wheel locking mechanism.

Several companies produced items that were nearly identical in design, but consumers preferred the original as a status symbol, and as a guarantee of quality.

Gruppo Number 0002 was presented to Pope John Paul II in a private audience for a delegation of Italian cycling enthusiasts later that year.

"Tullio" is the name of an instrumental song by jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth from his 1993 studio album Hard Hat Area.