The sixteenth stage of the Giro d’Italia was delayed by excessive climate situations on Tuesday, with freezing rain and snow inflicting chaos earlier than the beginning in Livigno.
The stage was initially set to climb to virtually 2,500 metres – the very best level of this yr’s race – however deteriorating situations within the mountains prompted riders to vote on skipping the Umbrail Move, which includes a treacherous descent. Confusion reined in Livigno with a stand-off between riders and organisers, earlier than ultimately they had been taken to a brand new begin level and the race being shortened to 121km from Lasa/Laas.
“The Excessive Climate Protocol Fee met yesterday to determine on the situations for right this moment’s stage,” organisers RCS mentioned in an announcement. “A couple of minutes earlier than the beginning, the climate situations deteriorated additional and so the Fee determined to fall again on choice three: within the occasion of utmost climate situations, the stage will likely be neutralised as much as a spot the place the protection situations are met.
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“On right this moment’s assembly, an settlement was reached on transferring the race from Livigno with a city parade. Regardless of an handshake between the events, the athletes didn’t present up at first in Livigno.”
Organisers had hoped that the stage would begin as regular in Livigno with an 18km stretch till the Munt la Schera Tunnel.
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