Natale Scotti, known to everyone as Lino,
he started at the age of nine as an apprentice in his uncle Carlo's workshop in Melegnano. Born in 1932, in a few years he learned the secrets of the "cyclist" trade and in 1956 he took over from his uncle in managing the shop, in Via Vittorio Veneto. In the meantime, he developed a great passion for the world of racing and took part in various competitions around Lombardy. It was certainly not like today, the teams were not organized with flagships and vans, Lino and his companions went to Milan by bicycle to participate in the races that arrived in the Bergamo area and after having covered approximately one hundred kilometers of the race, they had to return home in bike without a penny to buy something to eat.
Hanging up the racing bike,
Scotti played a leading role in the Pedale Melegnanese, an association founded in 1956. For decades he held the position of sports director and the workshop in Via Vittorio Veneto became a meeting place for young cyclists in the area who rode the bicycles made by him. The Sunday commitment to competitions will continue for decades and there were many young people led by Scotti in the glorious years of the Pedale Melegnanese.
The Forgiveness Fair's Grand Prix was a very important event for Lino who has always collaborated with the company in organizing the race. He has won multiple awards for his dedication to his work: from loyalty award from the Artisans Union of Lodi, to the"Ambrogino d’Oro" and finally the Merit from the Forgiveness Fair.
The Forgiveness Fair's Grand Prix was a very important event for Lino who has always collaborated with the company in organizing the race. He has won multiple awards for his dedication to his work: from loyalty award from the Artisans Union of Lodi, to the"Ambrogino d’Oro" and finally the Merit from the Forgiveness Fair.
In 2001 with the closure of the Pedale Melegnanese,
the business moved to the Giardino neighborhood and passed to his son Giuseppe, to whom father Lino passed on his all-round love for cycling. Now the baton has passed to Giuseppe in collaboration with theU.C. Sangiulianese for the organization of the most prestigious race in Melegnano, the Gran Premio del Perdono, which after over 20 years of stopping, returned to liven up the streets of the city on Easter Monday in 2023.