Giro d'Italia, Stage Eight Press Conference
by Susie Hartigan on May 17, 2009 5:43 AM EDT
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PrintDi Luca takes a question from Podium Cafe:
Translation on the flip...
Here's a translation:
Me: What does it mean to you that you have given to the Abruzzesi (the people of Abruzzo) a reason for celebration?
Di Luca: It's very important. You have seen that my region is going through a period that is not beautiful, and I have always said that in this month of the Giro d'Italia I was seeking to give them a month of amusement, of not thinking of all the bad things that have happened. Maybe in this month of amusement, of seeing the Giro d'Italia, the victory, or the victory to be made, is naturally dedicated to them.
The emcee of the press conference then announced that Esta The, the sponsor of the maglia rosa, had just announced that from now until the end of the Giro, one of the Esta The logos on the jersey would be replaced with "Aiutiamo Abruzzo" (Let's help Abruzzo), which drew applause from the press.
-- Susie Hartigan for Podium Cafe
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He is checkin' you out...
…is there more to this story than you’re telling us?
AKA -Bianchi Bob
by DaniloTifoso on May 17, 2009 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he was just happy that I threw him a softball.
The Italian press can get pretty confrontational with the riders.
by Susie Hartigan on May 18, 2009 3:47 AM EDT up reply actions
this is awesome
Great job Tifosa!
Di Luca looking like he’s on a throne…
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 17, 2009 10:33 AM EDT reply actions
No. I'm all sung out.
But, thank the Lord, the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music is OVER!!!!
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