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Discover the Departure Bologna A natural crossroads in Italy and Europe, Bologna is rich in tradition, art, culture and food. An ancient University seat, the city beats at the heart of Italy under the shade of its famous towers, preserving the charm of its Medieval centre recognised by UNESCO as the largest and best preserved in the world with its 40 km of porticoes and over 50 museums. It is located in the Motor Valley, the location of Ducati, Lamborghini and the Imola racing circuit and, in 2006, it was declared by UNESCO “Creative City of Music” thanks to its musical excellence in the past and the wealth of current musicians. Gastronomy Bologna is the capital of good food par excellence: its fame started in Medieval university colleges and grew through trade in the modern age. Nowadays, strolling around the city’s alleyways, we breathe in the same cheerful atmosphere of the taverns of the past that safeguard the city’s culinary secrets. Markets and festivals also pass on traditional recipes because the culture of eating well has always been a distinctive trait of Bologna and its friendly inhabitants who love the pleasures of the table. Here are a few typical dishes: tagliatelle with Bolognaise ragù, tortellini, lasagne, mixed fried platter Bologna-style, breaded cutlet Bologna-style, rice tart. Places of Interest The journey to discover Bologna starts in Piazza Maggiore, the historic soul of the city overlooked by ancient buildings such as Palazzo Re Enzo, Palazzo dei Notai and Palazzo d’Accursio. The fountain of Neptune dominates the square of the same name. It is a monumental piece of work by sculptor Giambologna and rises majestically opposite Sala Borsa, a building that encompasses the ruins of the Roman city. The historic Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio definitely deserves a visit, home to the Anatomical Theatre, the original location of the oldest University in the West founded in 1088, as well as the Basilica of San Petronio, which houses the biggest sundial in the world. On strolling around the porticoes and squares, you come across the two famous Towers: the Asinelli tower soars upward together with the Garisenda tower from which the main streets radiate.

Stage 2 Bologna > Fucecchio The stage is rolling. The route starts uphill, crosses the Apennines and then takes a long descent to Prato. Next, a succession of sharper or gentler ascents and descents, including the Montalbano (Castra) categorised climb, leads to the final kilometres, raced on undulating and twisting roads. Final kilometres The final 4 km start on narrow urban roads, with sharp bends, followed by broad, straight avenues, with a few roundabouts in-between. The home straight (900 m) is on 7 m wide asphalt road.

Points ClassificationAfter stage 1 1st - Primož ROGLIČ 15 2nd - Simon YATES 12 3rd - Vincenzo NIBALI 9 4th - Miguel Ángel LÓPEZ 7 5th - Tom DUMOULIN 6 6th - Rafał MAJKA 5 7th - Tao GEOGHEGAN HART 4 8th - Laurens DE PLUS 3 9th - Bauke MOLLEMA 2 10th - Damiano CARUSO 1

Mountains ClassificationAfter stage 1 1st - Giulio CICCONE 9 2nd - Primož ROGLIČ 4 3rd - Simon YATES 2 4th - Rafał MAJKA 1

Team Free Gold:  Russia 97.4000 Silver: Spain 91.8667 Bronze: Greece 85.5333

Yes, if a NOC qualify the team will get 8 quotas (the maximum allow for every NOC)

Not yet, buf they will do it in few minutes

It's a great news for a city like Taranto, with all the problems caused by ILVA, you know. It's a bit difficult for me wrote in english for me but it's a social-economic option like alternative for a steel based economy. It's a tentative to give at the citzenship new (or almost new) place for do sport.

Youth ClassificationAfter stage 1 1st - Miguel Ángel LÓPEZ 13:22 2nd - Tao GEOGHEGAN HART +7" 3rd - Laurens DE PLUS +7" 4th - Hugh CARTHY +19" 5th - James KNOX +29" 6th - Pavel SIVAKOV +33" 7th - Mikkel Frølich HONORÉ +36" 8th - Lucas HAMILTON +39" 9th - Ben O'CONNOR +44" 10th - Robert POWER +45"

General ClassificationAfter stage 1 1st - Primož ROGLIČ 12:54 2nd - Simon YATES +19" 3rd - Vincenzo NIBALI +23" 4th - Miguel Ángel LÓPEZ +28" 5th - Tom DUMOULIN +28" 6th - Rafał MAJKA +33" 7th - Tao GEOGHEGAN HART +35" 8th - Laurens DE PLUS +35" 9th - Bauke MOLLEMA +39" 10th - Damiano Caruso +40"

It was a climb crono

Stage 1Bologna > Madonna di San Luca (ITT) 1st - Primož ROGLIČ 12:54 2nd - Simon YATES +19" 3rd - Vincenzo NIBALI +23" 4th - Miguel Ángel LÓPEZ +28" 5th - Tom DUMOULIN +28" 6th - Rafał MAJKA +33" 7th - Tao GEOGHEGAN HART +35" 8th - Laurens DE PLUS +35" 9th - Bauke MOLLEMA +39" 10th - Damiano Caruso +40"

Medal Table after Day 2 04 01 01 06 01 02 00 03 00 01 00 01 00 01 00 01 00 00 02 02 00 00 01 01

Free Combination Gold: Russia 91.1667  Silver: Italy 86.2333 Bronze: Israel 84.0667

Well, Sho was a bit unlucky too... he had some mechanical problem

Probabily they will say that it isn't fair that a rider can be eliminated after only 8km

I'm almost sure that they will improve the time limit becouse Mareczko is at risk too

After a meeting between Rinaldo Mellucci (major of Taranto), Elio Sannicandro, Michele Barbone (presidente FederDanza), Angelo Cito (FITApresident and in the board of WTF) and Malagò (CONI president and CIO member) Italy decide to start a project for host the 2025 Mediterranean Games in Taranto

Where you find this?

Vincenzo Nibaliiiiiiiii

Probabily in the Giro dell'Emilia

Let's start

Mixed Duo Technical Gold: Kristina Averina & Mikhail Vasilev 84.4862 Silver: Pau Ribes Culla & Emma Garcia Garcia 82.4583

Duo Technical Gold: Svetlana Romashina & Svetlana Kolesnichenko 95.3768 Silver: Marta Fedina & Anastasiya Savchuk 91.6143 Bronze: Varvara Kreopalova & Alena Matvienko 87.7761

I just see it... But it's a legal change?