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The organizers set the official date of the 21st<\/sup> edition in Bergamo. \u201cFelice Gimondi in the Pink\u201d is the claim of the year, dedicated to the 100th<\/sup> edition of Giro d\u2019Italia and Gimondi\u2019s outstanding record: 3 overall wins, 9 podium spots, finisher in all his 14 participations<\/em><\/p>\n The way to Granfondo Felice Gimondi-Bianchi<\/strong>\u2019s 21st edition started today, looking forward the 2017 edition\u2019s official date. Well-known as a top cyclyng4all event, due to its high-class technical and organizational standards, the prestigious event in Bergamo musters the most competitive riders for another demanding challenge to be held on Sunday, May 7th<\/sup> 2017.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery year our place in the Granfondo calendar<\/em> depends on the Atalanta home fixtures <\/em>in the Italian Serie A<\/em> \u2013 organizer Giuseppe Manenti<\/strong> explained \u2013. Provided that there\u2019s no way to combine any football match with our event, <\/em>that takes place in the stadium\u2019s surrounding, we chose this date as the League programme was unveiled, and it\u2019s undoubtedly a fit for us\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n While saving the date, GF Gimondi\u2019s most faithful riders from Italy and abroad discovered the theme of 2017 edition. \u201cOur choice was quite mandatory <\/em>\u2013 Manenti explained \u2013 as <\/em>the Giro d\u2019Italia that celebrates its hundredth edition next year was one of Felice Gimondi career\u2019s milestones. We wish to dedicate the event to all of his memorable feats at the pink race, including Felice\u2019s three overall wins and nine podium spots over 14 participations in which he was always a finisher, an outstanding record indeed\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFelice Gimondi in\u00a0the Pink\u201d<\/strong> is 2017 edition\u2019s headline, symbolized by an intriguing picture where a shelf with hundred pink jerseys \u2013 as the number of Giro d\u2019Italia editions \u2013 is displayed. As usual Granfondo Gimondi will present a celebrative jersey soon, linked to the event\u2019s theme to the delight of so many cycling fans and collectors.
With the aim to further improve the 2016 participation (with around 4.000\u00a0registered riders),<\/strong> hopefully further increasing foreign and women\u2019s attendance, Granfondo Felice Gimondi-Bianchi will confirm the three classic routes<\/strong>, \u201cshort\u201d, \u201cmedium\u201d and \u201clong\u201d (89,4 km, 128,8 km, 162,1 km), personally charted by Felice Gimondi and much appreciated by every cyclist of any level or age.<\/p>\n