Imola, 1 July 2024 – Was the announced party and even more. Thousands of people welcomed the passage of the Tour de France on the now legendary Gallisterna climb and then in the Autodromo and along the city streets, in Toscanella, Castel San Pietro and Osteria Grande.
“A historic, exciting passage, which embraced our entire city from Gallisterna to Piratello – said the indigo Marco Panieri –. Thousands of people greeted the passage of the Tour de France, which also gave us images of our city from truly extraordinary and which have toured the world in the setting of the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack, I was lucky enough to watch the cyclists race alongside Nino Ceroni, historic organizer of the 1968 cycling world championships in Imola and an icon. of Italian cycling competitions”.
A thank you to the Emilia-Romagna Region, to the President Stefano Bonaccini and to those who worked for the success of this event!”
The Tour de France, seen all over the world, is also often an occasion to launch messages. And so some citizens, including members of Fratelli d’Italia, have displayed ironic protest signs on the conditions of the roads in various languages (some similar to the official ones) ‘warning’ the runners with messages such as “Beware of potholes!”.
