An Italian man has marked his 90th birthday by cycling 50 kilometres to Europe's highest shrine in northern Italy.
    Former shop assistant Beppe Costamagna has been doing the climb from Cuneo up to the 2,035 metre Santuario di Sant'Anna di Vinadio on his last 10 birthdays.
    He broke his femur a few months before last year's effort but still recovered in time to accomplish the feat.
    Like every year, Costamagna was accompanied by his son Silvio and friends ready to applaud his exploit.
   

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