Overview
- Stage 35 ran from Bra through Alba, Asti and Moncalieri, closing with a 5 p.m. City Celebration in Turin’s Piazza Castello featuring music, activities and open public access.
- At the Reggia di Venaria, Italy captain Cristiana Girelli and coach Andrea Soncin carried the torch together during a roughly 200‑metre segment, trading lighthearted on‑route remarks.
- Giorgio Chiellini handed the torch to MotoGP champion Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia in Turin, with other torchbearers including Ivan Zaytsev, Stefano Donagrandi and Benedetta Parodi.
- Coca‑Cola, the Presenting Partner, is staging a traveling Truck and Village, distributing mini‑cans, running aluminum collection with CiAl and supporting food‑donation efforts with Banco Alimentare.
- The relay proceeds from Rivoli to Aosta and then from Ivrea to Novara, with volleyball standouts Sarah Fahr slated for Rovereto on January 18 and Monica De Gennaro for Bassano del Grappa on January 21.