The Giro d'Italia arrived in Corato Tuesday! Corato is the town where the girls go to school. I had been halfheartedly following the Giro (the bike race around Italy) thinking that we wouldn't get to see it this year when Olivia noticed the distinctive pink road marker on our way home from school on Monday. Quickly checking the route, we discovered it was coming to town! This is a huge event.
Here is one of the swag trucks that dash around before the race selling shirts, hats, etc.
We got our swag kit!!! Solo 10 euro!!!
Olivia broke the kit open and grabbed the hat! We waited in the sun for almost three hours.
Eileen decided to sit on the benches and have lunch...no lush green pasture to picnic in like last year.
Here is the distinctive Giro route sign mentioned above.
Two seniors sat down to wait with us early on. They were very excited about the race coming through town.
This is the Italian traffic cop whose job it was to stop the traffic, clear the street and keep order. I love the very formal uniform they wear even in the hot sun!
Here is our traffic cop directing the street cleaners where to pick up the tail light shards left over from a recent fender bender.
These were the first riders to pass...
and a shot down the street as the last rider went by. You can see some of the old houses lining the road and one of the many Italian flags that were on display!
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