LJUBLJANA, 3RD JULY 2015
THE TEAMS HAVE BEEN UNVEILED, TONIGHT THE PROLOGUE OF THE 26TH GIRO ROSA
It has been a very emotional evening, yesterday in the Congress Square of Ljubljana, where the Team Presentation of the Giro Rosa 2015 took place. A big crowd of people came to see the 19 teams racing this special edition that will start for the first time from Slovenia. The 149 athletes have paraded on the big stage that has been prepared for this event by a local scenographer and they are ready to fight for the first Maglia Rosa in the prologue stage. The most favorite cyclists, like Giorgia Bronzini, Mara Abbott and Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle Honda), Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Anna Van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv), Valentina Scandolara (Orica-AIS) and Elena Cecchini (Lotto Soudal Ladies) were all present. The most emotional moments have been the presentation of the local Women Team BTC City Ljubljana, directed by Gorazd Penko, Team Manager and Chef of the Slovenian Big Start.
The Giro Rosa Director Mr. Giuseppe Rivolta was very emotional awarding two important persons for their long career in women cycling: Brunello Fanini, President of the S.C. Michela Fanini Women Team and Organizer of the Women's Giro della Toscana, and Lucio Rigato, Sport Director of the Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Women Team.
Tonight the Giro Rosa starts with an individual prologue of two kilometers in the City Center of Ljubljana. The start and the finish are situated in the Congress Square and the riders will pass through Slovenska Cesta. The first Maglia Rosa will be assigned and the first athlete will start at 7 PM.
Photocredits (c) Flaviano Ossola
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