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“Tour à Turin”: meetings, readings and dialogues to pay homage to the historic arrival in Turin of the Tour de France
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“Tour à Turin”: meetings, readings and dialogues to pay homage to the historic arrival in Turin of the Tour de France
Less than two weeks after the historic arrival in Turin of the Tour de France, the ToRide initiatives continue, the program of events with which the city is celebrating its passion for cycling and cycling.
From Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th June, while awaiting the arrival of the stage scheduled for Monday 1st July, the International Book Fair offers the literary review “Tour à Turin”: eight free meetings dedicated to cycling and its epic tales, with the participation of authors, journalists, experts and bike enthusiasts.
The meetings will take place in two exceptional locations: the sumptuous Sala delle Feste of Palazzo Madama and the Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi, a symbolic place for Turin cycling.
Furthermore, on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June the public attending the talks will be able to admire the “Grand Depart” trophy up close. Created in 2013 on the occasion of the hundredth edition of the Tour de France, the trophy celebrates the passing of the baton between the countries that host the start of the most important cycling stage race in the world, an honor that this year – for the first time – will go to ‘Italy. One more reason to attend the meetings, which will be free to attend, with reservations recommended on salutopiu.salonelibro.it.
The program:
Thursday 27 June, 5pm – Motovelodromo, Corso Casale 144
Presentation of the book “Pantani era un dio” (66thand2nd, 2014) by Marco Pastonesi; moderated by Gian Luca Favetto
Thursday 27 June, 7pm – Palazzo Madama, Piazza Castello
“Tutti Primi on the finish line of my heart”, lectio by Fabio Genovesi on the Tour de France
Friday 28 June, 5pm – Motovelodromo
“Discovering Piedmont by bicycle”, presentation of the volume “By bike in Piedmont”, with Massimo Tocci (President of FIAB Torino Bici&Dintorni) and Giancarlo Cochis (adviser)
Edited by Edizioni del Capricorno and FIAB Torino – Bici & Dintorni
Friday 28 June, 7pm – Palazzo Madama
Presentation of the book “Close to the clouds. The great climbers of modern cycling” (Hoepli, 2023) with Luca Gregorio and Riccardo Magrini
Saturday 29 June, 11am – Palazzo Madama
Presentation of the book “Cyclists by chance. Italy by bike in the footsteps of Alfonsina Strada” with Silvia Gottardi; moderated by Elisa Gallo (Fiab Torino and Bike Pride). In collaboration with Ediciclo editore and Vitamina C
Saturday 29 June, 5pm – Palazzo Madama
“The world seen by an ultra-cyclist”. Meeting with the extreme cyclist and writer Omar Di Felice; moderated by Marco Bo. In collaboration with Baldini+Castoldi publisher
Sunday 30 June – 11am – Palazzo Madama
Presentation of the book “The Last Time Pantani Gone” (Mulatero Edizioni, 2024) by Gino Cervi, Andrea Schiavon, Gian Luca Favetto, Herbie Sykes
Sunday 30 June – 5pm – Palazzo Madama
“Dentro i Tour di Gianni Mura”, selected readings from the book “La flame rossa” (minimum fax, 2021) with the actor Michele Di Mauro.
The complete and updated program of all ToRide events is available on http://www.turismotorino.org/torinotoride.
Credits
Publisher: City of Turin
Responsible Director: Carola Quaglia
Editorial coordination: Paolo Miletto
In the editorial team: Marco Aceto, Eliana Bert, Roberto Rossi, Christian Ruggeri, Gino Strippoli, Francesco Tamburello and Piera Villata.
Collaborator: Mario Pistono
Location: Piazza Palazzo di Città 1 – Turin
Tel. 01101123600
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