Friuli Venezia GiuliaTOUR OF ITALY
At the Zoncolan the Val di Nûf chairlift turns pink for the Giro d''Italia.
Friday 21 May 2021 8 minutes reading time
Friuli dedicates the "Val di Nûf" chairlift to the Tour of Italy. It is the first six-seater chairlift in the Region and six rows of its chairs - as many as the winners of the stage, including whoever wins tomorrow's race - will be tinged with the "Giro pink", bearing the names of the champions who have completed the company reaching the summit of the Kaiser, complete with an autograph to personalize the sessions.
Tonight at the Candoni theater, in Tolmezzo, on the occasion of the event in which the Zoncolan stage of the Giro d'Italia scheduled for tomorrow, May 22 will be presented, the model of the six-seat chairlift and the entire project conceived and carried will be unveiled. forward by PromoTurismoFVG, the body that deals with the strategy, operational management and tourism promotion of Friuli Venezia Giulia, with a division entirely dedicated to "food & wine", in collaboration with Rcs and Giro d'Italia, in which the valley and mountain stations will also take on the symbolic color of the pink race. The ceremony will also see the participation of Gilberto Simoni, twice winner of the Zoncolan race, in 2003 and 2007, who will sign the plexiglass in front of the public which will then be reproduced on the chair.
The new chairlift, some technical features
Inaugurated in 1998, it made its first race during the 1998-99 season and is now ready to "retire". The Val di Nûf chairlift, which many skiers know as the "love chairlift", will undergo a complete restyling by the Leitner company from Vipiteno and will be operational for the winter season 2021/2022. PromoTurismoFVG has decided to kick off the innovative project that wants to pay homage to the pink race, for having contributed to making the name of the Zoncolan famous all over the world.
Compared to the previous one, the new facility will offer the possibility of transporting bicycles as well as pedestrians and skiers, through the 52 "vehicles" that will travel clockwise at an altitude difference of about 300 meters, always with a capacity of 2,400 people per now at maximum capacity.
Six chairs, compared to the current four, in addition to the valley and mountain stations, will resume the colors and logos of the Giro and tonight the autograph operation by the winners of the past editions will also start, which will be remembered by all those who will use. the plant. Gilberto Simoni, two-time winner in 2003 and 2007, Ivan Basso, Igor Antòn, Michael Rogers, Chris Froome and, of course, the protagonist who will win the stage after tomorrow's strenuous climb, will sign a plexiglass plate which will then be reproduced on the chair dedicated to the cyclist.
PromoTurismoFVG conceived the project and created the graphics for the chairlift set-up, in collaboration with RCS, which welcomed the proposal from Friuli Venezia Giulia with pleasure, and with the support of the manufacturer Leitner.
PromoTurismoFVG and Giro d'Italia, proven collaboration
The Giro d’Italia represents a driving force for tourism in the region and by now seems to have grown fond of this land, in particular the Zoncolan. Thanks also to the visibility and success generated by the Giro d'Italia, Zoncolan has become one of the brands of Friuli Venezia Giulia, managing to travel around the world up to Japan, where it is twinned with Mount Fuji. On the occasion of the stages of the Giro in Friuli Venezia Giulia, PromoTurismoFVG took care of the organization and technical support for the realization of the event also in terms of hospitality, with the utmost respect for anti-Covid regulations and with the aim of promoting the territory. through the food and wine specialties, which make this region unique. During the three days of the Giro, some tasting areas of typical products will be set up for the promotion of the regional agri-food and wine sector, involving the food and wine board (together with the main partners and including the "Io sono Friuli Venezia Giulia" brand products) and the members to the Wine and Flavors Route of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The Zoncolan, the spearhead of the Carnic Alps, is one of the six ski resorts in the region and more generally falls within the ten areas of the mountain which, in the PromoTurismoFVG strategy, expands and embraces the Valleys and the Karst, to experience the territory 365 days a year and in all seasons, and no longer just during the winter with attractions and proposals on the snow.
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