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03 March 2017

The Nove Colli – Selle Italia arrives live on Rai 3

The Nove Colli - Selle Italia is proud to announce the agreement with channel RAI 3 on the Italian state television, that with a three-hours TV live coverage, will show the crucial moments of the event, already come at its 47th edition.

 

This is the first appearance on a broadcast TV as RAI 3 for the oldest Granfondo in the world, and this is the confirmation that the event, given the growing number of participants, is becoming a "global mass event" for all cycling fans and more, much to capture the attention of RAI leaders who have decided to invest in such a growing product throughout the national territory.

 

To produce this live broadcast on RAI 3, Nove Colli, has the pleasure and honor to get help by Nazareno Balani as consultant, the historical Giro d’Italia's live coverage coordinator for the Italian TV will be, in fact, an integral part of the organization for this year.

 

To attest the important results that the event is getting, the president of the Nove Colli, Alessandro Spada, says: "I want to express my great pride about the results we have achieved, results that are the consequence of a prolonged and wise labor that allowed us to come to get live on such an important channel as RAI 3, which can make us reach very important numbers in terms of spectators ", and with a veil of emotion he adds “I can’t hide a certain satisfaction to work alongside a professional like Nazareno Balani, I remember very well how he’s been the soul of the RAI broadcast for the Giro d’Italia the last eighteen years. Knowing that today we work together for a common project as the Nove Colli can not help but get me excited".