Last Wednesday the Giro d'Italia cyclists stopped in Orvieto for the night. Giro d'Italia is Italy's version of the Tour de France. Its a 21 day,
3,525 kilometer (2,190 miles and 586.8 yards) bike race, covering most of the country. The main sponsor of Giro d'Italia is the sports news paper here, which is pink, so all the promo collateral is pink. All the stores in town dressed up there window displays with pink news papers.
The course changes every year, so I was lucky to be here to see it. The last 2.5 kilometers to get to Orvieto, is up a winding hill. So by the end of a 180 kilometer day, I was amazed to see the cyclists make it to the top. David and I perched ourselves on a road near our house, that has a great view of the cyclists coming into town.
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| Winner of the day |
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| The first group following the winner |
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| I was really there, even though I look superimposed in this picture |
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| The official Giro d'Italia kit, including a t-shirt, bag, hat, noise maker and wrist bands |
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| The finish line |
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| Shop window |
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| The license plate is from Tennessee |
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