TOUR DE FRANCE | 01/07/2024 | 13:31
by Giulia DeMaio
What is the Italian national team bus doing at the starting point of the third stage of the Tour de France in Piacenza? And the one in Vittoria? The first one hosts the riders of Intermarché Wanty, the second one hosts those of DSM Firmenich PostNL. Theirs are in the pits due to mechanical problems that occurred yesterday, but from tomorrow they will be back on the road towards France thanks to the providential intervention of Tresca Transformer Srl and other friends and sponsors of cycling who have worked to come to the aid of the teams that have suffered breakdowns to their vehicles.
«Yesterday in my Bologna I enjoyed the arrival of the Grande Boucle but I also had to work a lot and I had the confirmation, once again, that the world of cycling is a fantastic family. There is a lot of solidarity in the group and even among rivals we always lend each other a hand.: The Belgian team’s riders received a break from other teams and then Roberto Amadio, coordinator of the blue teams, allowed me to provide it to them for one day. Tonight, however, the blue bus returns home, that is to our factory in Zola Pedrosa” he says the “bus boss” Leonilde Tresca who since 2001, together with his father Antonio and his brother Enrico, has run a business that supports teams in the supply and fitting out of mobile homes for cyclists, which is considered essential by industry insiders.
The Tour de France is a huge machine that grinds out kilometers and kilometres. Every day in the caravan there are those who need a hand, today it was the turn of the UAE Emirates truck Yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar which after a short stop is travelling towards Turin where we will witness the first sprint of the 2024 edition.
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