It was officially presented the historical cycle La Polverosaninth stage of the Giro d’Italia d’Epoca, an event that aims to revive the golden era of cycling while keeping its history and values alive.
The demonstration that It will be held on June 22nd and 23rd. It will be a non-competitive event that involves the use of vintage bicycles and, with its formula, it will allow participants who are expected from every region of Italy, to be able to explore and discover the immense artistic, historical, cultural and food and wine heritage of the towns surrounding the city of Parma.
The presentation of La Polverosa saw the participation of a large and qualified audience and recorded the speeches of Angelo Mora (President of the ACSI of Parma), Bruno Reverberi (historic sports director and teacher of cycling and life), Giovanni Salvarani (son of Renzo Salvarani, historic patron of the G,S, Salvarani of the years 1963/1972), of the former professional runners Claudio Torelli, Maurizio Vandelli and Claudio Rio, of Daniele Frigeri (Mayor of Montechiarugolo), of Giuseppe Volonnino (writer and cycling historian), of the Parma painter Vittorio Ferrarini, of Claudio Cavazzini (President of the Famija Pranzana), of Silvano Croci (veteran of cycling amateurs and world champion), of Enrico Maletti (poet and writer in Parma dialect), of Maurizio Novellini (Unione Velocipedistica Parma) and Michela Corradi (Veronese cyclist and mascot of the Giro d’Italia d’Epoca).
The Anti-Violence Center of Parma and the Casa delle Donne of Parma, the Italian Cystic Fibrosis League of Emilia, Alvaro Gafaro representing I males who hang themselves and a representative of the Ferrari Club brought greetings to the event.
Finally, Fausto Ghiretti, president of the GS La Polverosa-Monticelli and organizer of the cycling event now in its fifteenth edition, took the floor and, in thanking those present, made an appointment for 22 and 23 June, the dates on which the event will take place.
The program of La Polverosa is scheduled for Saturday 22 June at 2.00 pm the departure of the “enjoyable” educational ride from the “La Polverosa Village (11 km with guided visits to the Latteria Sociale Santo Stefano and the Prosciutteria Trascinelli), at 5.45 pm the evaluation and awarding of the prize for the best bicycle for each category of the Grand Prix, at 6.30 pm the speeches and performances of the Anti-Violence Center of Parma and of the Casa della Donna of Parma and at 7.30 pm the presentation to the public of the La Polverosa cycling team.
With regard to on Sunday 23 June the program includes the departure of vintage ride no. at 8.30 amnot competitive on two routes of 90 km (long route) and 30 km (short route) respectively with numerous refreshment points along the route. The end of the event will coincide with the awards ceremony at 6.30 pm in the La Polverosa Village.
