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<p>Livigno, 14.10.2023 - <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Giro d'Italia returns to Livigno, and does so in grand style, assigning to the Piccolo Tibet one of the most important uphill finishes, that of Mottolino, of the 2024 edition, the number 107 of this itinerant monument of our sport.</span> Established in 1909, based on the idea of journalists Tullo Morgagni, Eugenio Camillo Costamagna and Armando Cougnet, the stage race soon became one of the pillars of our national identity, as well as one of the symbols of our country in the world. Together with the Tour de France and the Vuelta de España, it constitutes the most coveted triptych on the international cycling scene and, thanks to its powerful historicity, has contributed to building the Italian sporting imagination over the decades.<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">It will be a welcome return, as the pink jersey has already passed through the Livigno area in the past. </span>The first time was in 1972, with the arrival of the Parabiago - Livigno stage on 7 June, and with the start of the Livigno - Passo dello Stelvio, the following day. A real piece of cycling history, with Belgian Eddy Merckx as stage winner and undisputed ruler of the entire edition. The Giro had then returned to the roads of Little Tibet in 2005, on the occasion of the MTB World Championships, with the Egna - Livigno stage won solo by Colombian Ivàn Parra, after a breakaway of over 170 kilometres. That Giro, splendid for our colours, closed with Paolo Savoldelli's victory, Gilberto Simoni's second place, and no less than six Italians in the top ten of the general classification.<br><br>An Italian victory that has been missing since 2016, the year of Vincenzo Nibali's exploit, and a pink jersey that has been constantly changing nationality for 7 years: from Dutchman Tom Domoulin to Briton Chris Froome, from Australian Jai Hindley to Slovenian Primož Roglič, the defending champion. And who knows which, among the big names at the start, will be able to tame <span style="font-weight: bold;">the arrival at the altitude of Mottolino, at 2400 metres above sea level: the tough final act of the stage after 220km and a good 5,200m of altitude difference, the highest of the entire race.</span> The date on the calendar is already circled, <span style="font-weight: bold;">19 May</span>: departure from Lake Garda and arrival at high altitude, in what will be one of the main Olympic venues of Milan Cortina 2026, a strongly symbolic and highly spectacular choice, as also expressed in the words of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Remo Galli, mayor of the resort</span>: <em>"Returning to host the Giro d'Italia is a reason of great pride for our entire community, and is also proof of the quality of the work we are doing to promote and enhance sport at every level. The stage arrival on a stage that, less than two years later, will award Olympic medals is the best summary of our commitment and our vision: that of making sport an instrument of collective growth."</em><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">And it will truly be an occasion, the three days that await Livigno, as the entire caravan will stop in the resort for a rest day, scheduled for 20 May, before leaving the following morning in the direction of Val Gardena. </span>A new Alpine stage, which will start from the Aquagranda, the Olympic Preparation Centre in Livigno, and will also include the legendary Stelvio Pass. A very intense programme, therefore, that will allow Livigno to embrace the Giro and all its protagonists: from the teams to the riders, from the experts to the fans, for whom three days of great entertainment and side events will be planned, the perfect way to dive into the spirit and atmosphere of the most famous race in Italy.</p></span>)
The high altitude finish at Mottolino and then the departure to the Stelvio: here is the programme of the three-day event that will decide the next pink jersey, with a view to the Olympics
Livigno, 14.10.2023 - The Giro d'Italia returns to Livigno, and does so in grand style, assigning to the Piccolo Tibet one of the most important uphill finishes, that of Mottolino, of the 2024 edition, the number 107 of this itinerant monument of our sport. Established in 1909, based on the idea of journalists Tullo Morgagni, Eugenio Camillo Costamagna and Armando Cougnet, the stage race soon became one of the pillars of our national identity, as well as one of the symbols of our country in the world. Together with the Tour de France and the Vuelta de España, it constitutes the most coveted triptych on the international cycling scene and, thanks to its powerful historicity, has contributed to building the Italian sporting imagination over the decades.
It will be a welcome return, as the pink jersey has already passed through the Livigno area in the past. The first time was in 1972, with the arrival of the Parabiago - Livigno stage on 7 June, and with the start of the Livigno - Passo dello Stelvio, the following day. A real piece of cycling history, with Belgian Eddy Merckx as stage winner and undisputed ruler of the entire edition. The Giro had then returned to the roads of Little Tibet in 2005, on the occasion of the MTB World Championships, with the Egna - Livigno stage won solo by Colombian Ivàn Parra, after a breakaway of over 170 kilometres. That Giro, splendid for our colours, closed with Paolo Savoldelli's victory, Gilberto Simoni's second place, and no less than six Italians in the top ten of the general classification.
An Italian victory that has been missing since 2016, the year of Vincenzo Nibali's exploit, and a pink jersey that has been constantly changing nationality for 7 years: from Dutchman Tom Domoulin to Briton Chris Froome, from Australian Jai Hindley to Slovenian Primož Roglič, the defending champion. And who knows which, among the big names at the start, will be able to tame the arrival at the altitude of Mottolino, at 2400 metres above sea level: the tough final act of the stage after 220km and a good 5,200m of altitude difference, the highest of the entire race. The date on the calendar is already circled, 19 May: departure from Lake Garda and arrival at high altitude, in what will be one of the main Olympic venues of Milan Cortina 2026, a strongly symbolic and highly spectacular choice, as also expressed in the words of Remo Galli, mayor of the resort: "Returning to host the Giro d'Italia is a reason of great pride for our entire community, and is also proof of the quality of the work we are doing to promote and enhance sport at every level. The stage arrival on a stage that, less than two years later, will award Olympic medals is the best summary of our commitment and our vision: that of making sport an instrument of collective growth."
And it will truly be an occasion, the three days that await Livigno, as the entire caravan will stop in the resort for a rest day, scheduled for 20 May, before leaving the following morning in the direction of Val Gardena. A new Alpine stage, which will start from the Aquagranda, the Olympic Preparation Centre in Livigno, and will also include the legendary Stelvio Pass. A very intense programme, therefore, that will allow Livigno to embrace the Giro and all its protagonists: from the teams to the riders, from the experts to the fans, for whom three days of great entertainment and side events will be planned, the perfect way to dive into the spirit and atmosphere of the most famous race in Italy.
