Tor X trail series donates €40,000 to Milan hospital

The Tor X race series has pledged all of the proceeds from charity race bib sales to the Sacco Hospital in Milan for a total donation of €40,000. After the initial coronavirus outbreak in China, Italy was hit hard by COVID-19, and they currently sit at over 214,000 cases and almost 30,000 deaths. The donation from Tor X, a series which includes the Tor des Géants, will go a long way in helping the Sacco Hospital as the country continues to work on flattening the curve of COVID-19.

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A giant donation

Italy’s hospitals were overflowing with COVID-19 patients throughout March and April, and the situation got so bad that patients were turned away due to a lack of beds. According to a live case monitor on the New York Times website, Milan has had the most COVID-19 cases of any other city in Italy with over 20,000. The next closest city is Turin with 14,000 cases.

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The Tor X donation, which is over C$60,500, was pledged to the Sacco Hospital in Milan because it was “designated from the start as a reference point for treating the most critical patients suffering from COVID-19,” according to Alessandra Nicoletti, president of VDA Trailers, an outdoor event organizing company associated with Tor X. Researchers at Sacco Hospital have also been studying the coronavirus and working to develop a vaccine, which is another reason for Tor X’s sizeable donation.

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“We consider it essential to make a material contribution to the efforts already place to combat a pandemic that involves everyone,” she said.

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Tor X races

There are four races in the Tor X series, all of which are based in Italy in September. So far, the races are still set to go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. The Tor des Géants, the most well-known of the four events, is 330K with 24,000 metres of elevation gain through the Italian Alps. If it can be run on schedule, it will be held from September 13 to 20.