A historic day for Lucca with the return of the Giro d’Italia, one of the most popular and loved events in our country. Some inconvenience due to road conditions but a lot of passion for a sporting discipline which, despite the weather, remains among the most followed even by Lucca’s athletes. Tonight (11pm) “Giro d’Italia Special” on noitv.
The sun shines on Lucca for an event the likes of which hasn’t happened since 1985, almost a geological era ago. The Giro d’Italia returns after 39 years with all its colors and its champions. People know it, people wait because cycling is part of the popular roots that date back to the last century and from the dawn of the pedal world. The Giro in Lucca gives prestige and further visibility to a city that seems firmly in the center of the village with many non-sporting events. Those who today have silver hair and a few wrinkles on their faces still remember that Giro from many years ago. Naturally, the event also attracted people from the surrounding areas of the province because the bike is in the hearts of many. A large pink cloak and a long pink breath that envelops the city and spreads from the finish line to the tree-lined avenues of the ring road. The fact that there is no Italian now to inflame the crowds as in that distant 1985 is relatively important. As soon as we have time to greet and applaud the various jerseys at the awards ceremony, the ferocious and highly efficient organizational machine of the Giro d’Italia gets back into action. Here, whoever stops is lost. Lucca is already today, but also yesterday, and tomorrow is another day. Thursday 9 May from Torre del Lago Puccini to Rapolano Terme, and tomorrow is another stop.
