Giro d'Italia 2016
Posted: 03 May 2016, 08:57
Last year the Forum followed the Tour de France and La Vuelta a Espana by means of the civic heraldry to be found en route. This year I thought I would add the Giro d'Italia to our cycling heraldic itinerary.
This year's premier Italian cycle race starts on Friday 6 May, logically enough, in Apeldoorn, which is a city in Gelderland, Netherlands. It seems that these days no cycle event worth its salt can start in the country to which it belongs!
Apeldoorn's CoA:
and those of Gelderland (Guelders):
Strictly speaking the citizens of Gelderland have no claim on the sable lion as that belongs to Julich, which is across the border in Germany. The two areas were once however ruled by the same Duke (see next post).
This year's premier Italian cycle race starts on Friday 6 May, logically enough, in Apeldoorn, which is a city in Gelderland, Netherlands. It seems that these days no cycle event worth its salt can start in the country to which it belongs!
Apeldoorn's CoA:
and those of Gelderland (Guelders):
Strictly speaking the citizens of Gelderland have no claim on the sable lion as that belongs to Julich, which is across the border in Germany. The two areas were once however ruled by the same Duke (see next post).