Stage 1 of the 101st Giro d&rsquo;Italia is dedicated to Gino Bartali, the former champion who was awarded the honour of &lsquo;Righteous Among the Nations&rsquo; on 10th October 2003, three years after he passed away. His name is engraved on the Wall of Honor in the Garden of the Righteous in the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem. On the occasion of the first-ever Big Start of the Giro d&rsquo;Italia outside of Europe, the great Italian cyclist has been made honorary citizen of Israel by the country&rsquo;s authorities. Yad Vashem chairman Avner Shalev presented the certificate of Commemorative Citizenship to his grand-daughter, Gioia Bartali, in the presence of Italian ambassador to Israel Gianluigi Benedetti and Honorary President of Giro d&rsquo;Italia Big Start Sylvan Adams. Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd May 2018.<br /> Picture: LaPresse | Cyclefile<br /> <br /> <br /> All photos usage must carry mandatory copyright credit (&copy; Cyclefile | LaPresse)
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