From Piazza della Signoria, in front of Palazzo Vecchio and the frieze that inspired the C68 Fleur-de-Lys, the riders of UAE Team Emirates set off towards Piazzale Michelangelo, the viewpoint over Florence.
Tadej Pogacar, captain of a team full of stars - Juan Ayuso, Nils Plitt, Pavel Sivakov, Marc Soler, Tim Wellens, Adam Yates and Joao Almeida - took part in the presentation ceremony of the 1st of the special 111-edition C68 Fleur-de-Lys, the bike that Colnago created to pay homage to the Grand Départ and the Tour de France. A special bike, with blue metal gold livery, which, diffrent from the other 110 exemples in the limiterd edition series, has the front logo made of solid gold.
And after yesterday evening’s show, everything is set to start with the most important race of the year, the 111th edition of the Tour de France. From Florence to Nice... let the show begin!
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