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Hello everyone,
The stage 3 of La vuelta went past my village, Sant Joan d'Alacant, where I was born and I live.

Did you watch them when they went past Petrer and Elda?
Did you take any picture?
Did you record any video?
Who were you with?




Sam Bennet won stage 3.
Do you know him? What's his nationality' When is his birthday? What is his team?

Hello everyone,
Let's continue talking about summer holidays. Can you cycle? Is it your favourite sport?
"La vuelta" went past Planes de La baronia in its second stage.
Nairo Quintana, the Movistar leader, attacked near Calpe and won the stage.

Nairo Quintana: Wikipedia.

The second stage started in Benidorm and finished in, Calpe, Alicante.
Cyclists went up the beautiful Alicante mountains and after that they went down.
Here you can watch cyclists going through Planes de La Baronia,  a beautiful village in the north of Alicante. After that they went to Almudaina, another beautiful village where an old arab tower can be visited.





 Barranc de L'Encantà, Planes. This pool is used by some people to have a swim and cool themselves off by bathing in the pool. The water is cold.

Hello everyone,
Do you know this man?

His name was Gino Bartali and he was born in Florence in 1914.
He became a professional cyclist in 1935. Gino was a three-time winner of the Giro d'Italia and two-time winner of The Tour The France.
His great rival was Fausto Coppi, who also won the Giro and Tour.
He never talked about his activities during wartime but
he risked his own life to save the lives of strangers. He helped Jews who were persecuted by Nazis.
You can read more here.
How did he help?
Did he seek recognition or reward?
What vehicle do you think he used to help?
Did you know that more than 80% of Italy's Jews survived?
Visit: Don't talk about Italy's secret heroes.