The Giro D'Italia starts in Ponte a Ema: a wide variety of events

to celebrate Gino Bartali

The stage of May 17th 2017 will start right in front of the Gino Bartali Cycling

Museum in Ponte a Ema: a wide number of events will take place.

PONTE A EMA (BAGNO A RIPOLI) – The stage of the Giro d'Italia of May 17th

will start in

Ponte a Ema, right in front of “Gino Bartali Cycling Museum” - a wide series of events has been

organized in order to celebrate the great cyclist.

The events are organized by Q3, the City of Florence, with the support of the City of Bagno A

Ripoli and the collaboration of the unitary committee Ponte A Ema: ANPI, ANEI (former prisoners

of nazi's lagers), P.A. Croce d'Oro, Auser, Centro Anziani, Ass. Friends of Gino Bartali Cycling

Museum, ACLI and L'Unione/ARCI clubs, UISP Florence Cycling, ASD Sports Club Aquila, ASD

cyclists Grassina, S. Piero in Ema.

LA TAPPA - Partirà da Ponte a Ema

“Ponte a Ema between past, present and future” as a way to find identity and membership through

remembrance of the values of the Resistance.

Saturday April 22nd

10 am – 1 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening; from 9 am to 6 pm

“Artisan and Hand Market” in Piazza Bacci with special entertainment for kids, a special exhibition

of drawings by “V. Da Feltre” elementary school - “The square I'd like to have”.

Sunday April 23nd

10 am – 4 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum; “ Vittorio da Feltre” school

will host a lunch at 1 pm; at 3 pm a reading of pages from the Resistance with a small concert of S.

Massini and S.Zanobini, first viola ORT. Classical Music.

Tuesday April 25th

9 am – 12 pm annual program of the Liberation Day.

Friday April 28th

10 am – 1 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening; 9 pm a concert by

MUSIQUORUM with special songs of the Resistance.

Friday May 5th

10 am – 1 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening; 11 am Holy Mass at the

San Piero A Ema church. A special procession on the tomb of Gino Bartali will take place right

after, as commemoration of the 17 years from his death. At 9 pm “Stories about Gino Bartali's life”

at Acli Club hosted by Eventi20.

Saturday May 6th

10 am – 1 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening. At 9 pm at L'Unione

Club “Before and After the Liberation”. Music, dance and fun.

Monday May 8th

5 – 8 pm Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opens: at 6 pm a presentation of the

book “A Colpi di Pedale” by Paolo Ranieri, while at 6.30 pm the exhibition “Il mito di ferro”

opens. The works of art are made by students of the International School of Photography APAB

Institute. The exhibition will take place at Centro Gavinana from May 8 to 17.

Friday May 12th

10 am – 1 pm and 5-8 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening: 5.30 pm,

inauguration of the exhibition “Go” by LABA Firenze with Lombardo Bike; 7 pm happy hour at

L'Unione Club.

Saturday May 13th

10 am – 1 pm and 4-8 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening; At 15.30 a

“Gino Bartali” relay will start with the following stops: Sinagaoga, piazza Elia della Costa, Museo

Bartali. Meeting point is in piazza Duomo, athletes are invited to arrive at 2.30 pm. A show and a

commemoration will take place right after, following a toast and awarding of the Pergamena Giusto

Tra Le Nazione to the Gino Bartali Cycling Museum.

Sunday May 14th

10 am – 8 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening; 10 am – 7 pm. Street

Exhibition/Market (via Chiantigiana) with local products and a special performance of the Grassina

School of Circus Arts. Special sale of restored bicycles by “Granacci” high school.

Monday May 15th

and Tuesday May 16th

9 am – 5 pm, Gino Bartali Cyclcing Museum opening:

“Scuole Al Museo” activities.

Wednesday May 17 9 am – 5 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening. The 11th

stage of the

Giro d'Italia 2017 starts at 11.30 am in Ponte a Ema.

Saturday May 27th

10 am – 1 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening: At 8 am, “La

Certosina” meet&greet with a group of antique bikes owners following a visit to the Gino Bartali

Cycling Museum organized by Misericordia del Galuzzo Sports Group.

Sunday May 28th

10 am – 4 pm, Gino Bartali Cycling Museum opening; At 8 am “Ciclostorica”

a parade of antique cars and bikes starting in Viale Tannini. From 8 am to 5 pm a special exhibition

of cars and bikes in Viale Tanini.