White shirt and boyish face. Tadej Pogacar arrives at the Conca d’Oro metro stop in Rome fresh and rested. It seems incredible that he has been pedaling, faster than anyone, for the last three weeks. The mayor Roberto Gualtieri, the CEO, welcomed the extraordinary 2024 pink jersey. of Rcs Sport Paolo Bellino and the Mobility Councilor Eugenio Patanè. With them also the artist Lucamaleonte who created the beautiful Giro d’Italia themed mural on the facade of the station which is unveiled today.
WITHOUT WORDS
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Tadej, with his usual kind soul, does not hold back in front of the photographers. And under the sun of the capital he says: “Yesterday was a very emotional day and today too I was able to admire a bit of Rome. They have been important weeks and this arrival in Rome has left me speechless”.
THE TRIS IS READY
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Mayor Gualtieri looks with admiration at this Slovenian with extraordinary strength and, thinking of the Giro, states: “We experienced a day of celebration in which everything went perfectly. The Romans are now in love with the Giro, as demonstrated by the half a million people who waited the race along the streets. We stubbornly want to maintain the Rome-Giro combination, for the first time the Giro has arrived in the capital twice in a row and there will be a third.”
LEGACY
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Bellino was also satisfied: “I thank the council and the mayor for believing in this project and participating in it. The Giro is not just a great sporting event, but something that leaves a tangible legacy like this beautiful mural, a physical legacy that remains in city”.
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PERFECT FITTINGS
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And it street artist Lucamaleonte: “This work reads like a book, from left to right, and shows two cyclists without identities, in which each can identify, who fit together in a sprint with each other and with the places of Rome”.
