The Opening Ceremonies held on Friday, July 6th, 2018 was nothing short of spectacular. Areas of Florence were decorated in pink in honour of the Firenze in Rosa event. Teams from around the globe met at the Piazza Pitti to line up for the Pink Parade of Nations. Teams paraded along the Ponte Vecchio Bridge where tourists and team supporters lined the streets as we all walked proudly holding our team flags. The Knot A Breast supporters were easy to find along the parade route dressed smartly in their new KAB purple golf shirts and hats. A few stepped in to join our formation as we made our way to Piazza Signoria.

The array of colours of team jerseys from around the world was astounding, and energy levels were high. A formation of jets did a fly-by releasing a cornucopia of colours in their contrails. After such an exciting day, we needed to rest up and focus for race day.