THE SPORT OF ROWING Guzzi Four was devastating for 20 to 30 strokes, and they could repeat their moves as often as the competition required. 1947 European Championships Moioli: “The big favorite was Switzerland who had a rowing great in Kurt Schmid [6’3” 190 cm 187 lb. 85 cm], big as a wardrobe, and they were favored in both the coxed- and coxless- fours. “In the heat, we raced Czechoslovakia, one of the nations favored, which imposed a furious rhythm to the race, a challenge that I accepted willingly so that at three-quarters distance, we clearly separated from all the others. We were leading, and there were two to advance from the first heat, so we could take it easy, but I never liked the idea of arriving second, so I took the stroke way up while my teammates were asking me to slow down. We beat the Czechs clearly, scoring the fastest time of the heats, and from that moment our reputation went up, and some reporters started talking about the Italian Coxless-Four as a possible surprise.”2843 Faggi: “In the final, we stayed with the group for the first 500 meters, then Moioli hit the turbo, and night fell for our opponents.”2844 2843 Qtd. by Carissimo, op. cit. 2844 Ibid. Gaumont Pathé Newsreel, 1954 36 3 Canottieri Moto Guzzi Coxless-Four 1954 European Champion, Bosbaan Stroke Giuseppe Moioli 5’11” 180cm 175lb. 79kg, 3 Giovanni Zucchi 6’1” 185cm 203lb. 92kg, 2 Francesco Lazzari 5’11” 180cm 180lb. 82kg, Bow Attilio Cantoni 6’2” 188cm 195lb. 88kg Moioli: -15°, +40° to -30°, 0-10, 0-10, 0-10 Classical Technique During spurts, the crew used less slide. Francescano: “The race was over, and their triumphant arrival was recorded in the history of the Rotsee. La Canottieri Guzzi was Champion of Europe!”2845 Faggi: “At the trailers, we ran into the Swiss rower Schmid, who had not taken well his defeat at the hands of four Italian 2845 Francescano, op. cit. 800
