Bologna, 3 June 2024 – The ‘rock’ spirit accompanies the arrival of Tour de France to Bologna thanks to the train of Trenitalia Tper that gives Milan to Ancona it will travel over 1000km passing through the areas of the 3 Italian stages of the Tour.
Bologna, the train arrives in homage to the Tour de France, which for the first time will pass through Emilia-Romagna
Yellow predominates on the sides, always on the outside are also depicted the faces and signatures of 3 great champions of our cycling, to whom the 3 stages are dedicated: Gino Bartali (Florence-Rimini stage, 29 June), Marco Pantani (Cesenatico-Bologna stage, 30 June) e Fausto Coppi (Piacenza-Turin stage, 1 July). “A train that takes me back to my grandfather’s arms. He would have loved to have a dedicated train and his figure fits well with the spirit of this project,” says an excited Joy BartaliGino’s nephew.
Yellow predominates the sides of the train, where the faces and names of three great champions of our cycling will also be present
The tribute to the Tour
In short, in view of the historic departure of the Big Boucle from Italy on June 29th, Trenitalia Tper’s flagship regional train will be colored with yellow and pays homage to the Tour, Emilia-Romagna and three legends of Italian cycling: “We can’t wait for this great race you get here. This train is the prelude to what awaits us in the next few days”, says the cycling champion Davide Cassaninow president of Apt ER services.
“It will be like bringing the Olympics to the Region for three days,” he says Andrea Corsiniregional councilor for Transport and Tourismtherefore, for this global sporting event, the third most followed in the world, the Region’s tribute to the important race has arrived, through a regional train with a dedicated livery which will carry the colors and brand of the event on the tracks give her Marche to the Piedmont and from Veneto at the Lombardy.
“When it arrives we will truly realize the power it has Tour de France”, continues Corsini. The convoy arrived this morning at platform 6 west of the station, also welcomed by Giammaria Manghi, Head of political secretariat at the Presidency of the Region. “The train represents the dynamism of the Tour. A great investment for this project which is beautiful to look at and which enriches our promotion for this event, which we have been preparing for months now”.
The vehicle arrived this morning at Bologna central station
What the train will be like
The train will run immediately and until the end of the passage Tour in Italy. The symbols of the arrival and departure cities of the Italian stages of the Tour will also parade on the yellow sides of the convoy, from Florence to Turinfor the event that on the streets of the only one Emilia Romagna it will bring over 1 and a half million people in its stages with the cities of arrival and departure. So Rimini, Cesenatico, Bologna And Piacenza. “Technology combined with the tradition of cycling, so let’s celebrate with the sustainable means par excellence. This train will be seen throughout its journey because you can’t help but notice the yellow and it describes our idea of traveling by train: sustainable and economical,” he closes Alessandro TullioCEO of Trenitalia Tper.
