Pink postcards seen worldwide, the sun, the bikes and the Great Beauty of Rome transform the last stage of the tour into a breathtaking spectacle.edition number 107 of the Giro d’Italia. In via di San Gregorio he wins the Belgian Tim Merlier in front of the blue train Jonathan Milanbut the triumph of the day is for him Slovenian Tadej Pogacardominator from the first to the last day of 3 weeks and 3,400 km spent in the saddle up and down Italy.
A million on the street
It was supposed to be a catwalk and instead it was a real stage, after the departure of the EUR, on the Cristoforo Colombo in a group, glasses of prosecco appeared coming out of the windows of the flagships of UAE Emirates, the triumphant team, to celebrate the last day in the squad. A collective toast and then down with my head down, towards the sea. At 4.25pm Host the umbrellas remained empty, everyone abandoned the last remnants of tan and went spilled onto the seafront to applaud the passage of the race, a crowd that gave a touch of color to the celebration. Then the halfway point and off we go, back towards the Centre, the 9.5 km circuit to be repeated 8 times, artfully designed so as not to create problems for the runners, a battle at 60 kilometers per hour to get your head around and guess the right train that would lead to the station under the arrival banner. Hundreds of thousands of people (last year there were 840 thousand spectators at the last stage of the Giro) crowded along the edges of the road, many around the Colosseum to look for the right shot for a snapshot to frame. At the finish lots of Slovenian flagsa garrison arrived in the city to celebrate Pogacar.
A party for everyone
It was a party for everyone, for the 4 thousand who participated in the morning Family Ride and pedaled freely on the roads of the stage, from Terme di Caracalla to via di San Gregorio, guided by Alessandro Onoratothe councilor for Sport, fashion, tourism and major events of Rome Capital who dreams of making this arrival of the Giro d’Italia in Rome stable, as has always happened at the Champs Elysees for the Tour de France. Or for the many, ministers Abodi and Lollobrigida at the head of the group, who before the arrival of the professionals, participated in the last stage of the Giro E, the bike competition electrical invented to promote sustainable mobility, or for the very young people who, shortly after the arrival of the pink pedal, challenged themselves in Cycling Cupan initiative of the Italian Cycling Federation in collaboration with the regional committee Lazio of the Cycling Federation, which allowed young team race competitors to compete on the finishing straight of the stage. Postcards from the Giro, Roma and Pogacar won one unforgettable ride.
