Cesena, 29 June 2024 – The wait is over, al Barbottolocation of Saracen Marketthere are only the official cyclists. Already from the first ones dawn lights fans, enthusiasts and patrons of the bicycle they settled down at the side of the track to await the historic passage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France.
“It’s a moment of great emotion. The fact that the Tour de France steps from here fills us with pride. The fact that Marco Pantani he trained right on the Barbotto can only further embellish today. There is great enthusiasmthe country is full of cyclists, which can only please us” he explains Monica Rossimayor of Mercato Saraceno.
A fundamental step also for the tourism sector of the area: full hotels, fully booked restaurants, museums with queues and streets invaded, in a good way, by cyclists. Not an indifferent poker.
Worth mentioning is the initiative of ‘Valle Savio Bike Sound‘, ‘DMC i Percorsi del Savio’ in collaboration with the union of Municipalities which, in recent days, has allowed all interested parties to be admitted to the hospitality area right near the top of the hill.
A panoramic point able to make you appreciate the race at its best, in addition to the overall beauties of the area. “Let this be a starting point to qualify Mercato Saraceno and the Savio valley on a global level”, concludes the mayor.
The Barbotto hill has a special place in the hearts of the locals, here in fact, given the difficulty and steepness of the route, the Pirate Pantani he loved to train.
