Giro D’Italia in Milazzo
This year a stage of the Giro d’Italia was in our small town, Milazzo. In fact, for this occasion many people were unable to go to work or school due to the race, which blocked all roads. Together with our friends, as we were interested in this event, went to Marina Garibaldi, to see the departure of the cyclists. We had a lot of fun and cheered for Lorenzo Fortunato. Arnaud Demare won the 5th stage, the Catania-Messina (178 kilometres), while the Austrian Jai Hindley won the pink Jersey in the final stage in Verona on the 29th of May.
The atmosphere in the streets of Milazzo was magnificent. People were very excited. Many were foreigners, mostly Germans and French. And there were some famous people too. After this event, cycling became one of our favorite sports.
The History of the Giro D’Italia
The birth of the “Giro d’Italia” was made official on 24 August 1908, with the promise of 25,000 lire as a prize to the winner and the desire to organize “one of the most coveted and important events in international cycling”.
The main purpose of every runner in the Giro d’Italia is to complete the entire route in the shortest time possible. The competition, in fact, draws up a timed ranking for all participants and the ranking is determined on the basis of the race times recorded by each cyclist, whoever has the shortest time will win.
Source: https://www.giroditalia.it
Authors: Emanuele M; Cristian G.
Hello Emanuele and Cristian,
Compliments for your article, I found it very interesting and in reading it I was not bored at all. I too was supporting Lorenzo Fortunato, I find him an excellent cyclist despite being still young and I think he has a bright future ahead of him. I enjoyed the part where you talked about the History of Giro d’Italia, new things I didn’t know.
By Andrea