The most beautiful race in the world warms up its engines, while the city prepares to celebrate with the traditional White Night, scheduled for the final day of the event.
The 2024 edition of the Freccia Rossa will start from Brescia on Tuesday 11 June (punching time 8.30-11.30, stage start at 12.30) and will pass through Bergamo, Novara and Vercelli, before arriving in Turin for the first stage finish line .
On the second day, the convoy will begin the descent southwards over the Langhe and through the center of Acqui Terme before heading to Genoa, an absolute novelty of the 1000 Miglia, where the crews will stop for lunch. Continuing on the Tyrrhenian coast, the race will reach the finish line in Viareggio.
The third stage will see the descent towards the capital: the race will turn towards the hinterland passing from Lucca to the lunch break in Castiglione della Pescaia. In the afternoon the entry into Lazio with the passage through Marta, Viterbo and Ronciglione and the conclusion in Rome in via Veneto.
With the fourth stage, the crews will go up to Orvieto and then Solomeo, location of the lunch. After the break it will be the turn of Siena and Prato and the Futa and Raticosa passes, which will precede the arrival in San Lazzaro di Savena (Bologna).
On the final day of Saturday 15 June, the route will touch Ferrara, Bovolone and VillaFranca, then Lake Garda with Valtenesi and Salò to finish with the classic walkway in Viale Venezia (from 1.30 pm onwards).
This year the awards ceremony will return to Piazza Loggia (7.30 pm), following which the traditional White Night will begin: music and concerts will enliven the city centre, while bars and restaurants – with their tables in the street – will welcome visitors in thousands of people will arrive from all over Northern Italy: it will be, as always, a memorable day of celebration.
