Riders have unanimously agreed to not take part in stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia until the course is modified to take away the Umbrail Move from the route on a day the place the climb and following descent is forecast to have snow and freezing rain mixed with excessive temperatures.
On Monday race organisers RCS Sport, the UCI race commissaries, and workforce rider’s affiliation representatives held a gathering to determine on shield the rider’s well being with out overly disrupting the race after which within the afternoon RCS Spot introduced the stage would go on as deliberate ‘if climate situations are deemed regular’.
The plan, stated organisers, was to permit further workforce automobiles within the race convoy with race commissaire vehicles additionally capable of hand out clothes plus a particular ‘car parking zone’ can be created on the summit of the Umbrail Move, the place the stage could possibly be neutralised for 3 minutes to permit riders to vary clothes.
“Such situations pose vital well being dangers, significantly in the course of the descent of the Umbrail Move. It’s 2024; stopping and restarting races in such situations is unacceptable. As one DS put it, ‘this shall be a shit present.'”
The assertion from the riders affiliation stated that given the forecast route alterations must be carried out.
“This contains eradicating the Umbrail Move climb the place these extreme climate situations exist to make sure rider well being and security,” stated the letter signed by CPA president Adam Hansen. “The riders are united on this problem, with 100% of the groups voting in favor of the change.
