Cycling. Two-wheel show. The Golden Lily is back. The challenge of the pros

With the first races in Italy the professional cycling season in Italy, and with this the 52nd Golden Lily. This is the prestigious national award organized by Lorenzo and Saverio Carmagnini with the patronage of the Tuscan Group of Sports Journalists, of the Ussi, of the Region, of the Metropolitan City of Florence. It is awarded to the best Italian professional of the season based on the results achieved, with a score that varies depending on the event. The last winner is the Tuscan Alberto Bettiol. There will also be several other prizes, for the winner of the overall Italian title, for the winner of the Giro d'Italia, and for the revelation of the year (Gastone Nencini Memorial).

Special recognitions with the Gino Bartali, Alfredo Martini and Franco Ballerini awards, the Pink Lily for a cyclist who stands out, that Culture of Sport Franco Calamai to a fellow cycling writer, the Memorial Tommaso Cavorso and the award for the best junior of the season. the Giglio d'Oro was born in 1974 in the restaurant "Carmagnini del '500", a welcoming location even today of the awards ceremony in the month of November.

Antonio Mannori