Giro d’Italia organisers RCS Sport have confirmed that Tuesday’s sixteenth stage from Livigno to Santa Cristina Val Gardena will go forward regardless of worsening climate forecasts and a threat of heavy rain and chilly temperatures for a lot of the day.
The 206km stage is because of descend from Livigno to Bormio through the Passo di Foscagno after which climb to 2,498 metres on the Passo dello Stelvio earlier than turning left and descending the Umbrail Go into Switzerland for a valley experience to the Val Gardena end. The summit of the Passo dello Stelvio had already been minimize from the stage on account of current heavy snow and the chance of avalanches.
Lately the riders, their CPA riders affiliation and RCS Sport have argued about using in excessive climate situations, sparking protests, stress and disruption to the racing.
Final yr the stage to Crans-Montana in Switzerland was lowered from 199km to simply 74km and riders lined the Gran San Bernardo by workforce bus after a threat of dangerous climate that by no means materialised. RCS Sport are eager for Tuesday’s stage to go forward as deliberate.
Cyclingnews understands that the riders have been involved about descending the Umbrail go in near freezing temperatures after being soaked by chilly rain on the climb. They have been in favour of reducing the Umbrail Go from the stage and travelling to a brand new begin level by bus after signing on in Livigno.
As per the UCI guidelines and the Excessive Climate Protocol, a particular assembly was held on Monday afternoon in Livigno to keep away from a repeat of the polemica.
The assembly was attended by the chief UCI commissaire Joey Ermens, RCS Sport race director Mauro Vegni, race security officer Stefano Allocchio, race physician Massimo Branca, workforce consultant David McPartland, who’s a directeur sportif with Jayco AlUla, and Cristian Salvato of the Italian riders affiliation, the official CPA consultant for the Giro d’Italia.
Nevertheless, after a vote, RCS Sport introduced that the stage would go on as deliberate ‘If climate situations are deemed regular’.
Cyclingnews understands that the stage can be lowered if the climate proves to be as dangerous as forecast.
It was additionally determined that an additional workforce automotive could be allowed within the race to higher assist riders, whereas the broom wagon and commissaire automobiles would assist distribute further clothes.
A particular ‘parking lot’ can be created on the summit of the Umbrail Go, after 50km of the stage, and the race could possibly be neutralised for 3 minutes to permit riders to alter clothes.
The official communique from RCS sport mentioned: “Within the occasion of maximum climate situations, the stage can be neutralised as much as a spot the place the protection situations are met.”
There is no such thing as a element on how it’s determined that ‘excessive climate situations’ exist, when ‘security situations are met’ or how the riders can be protected and transported if the stage is neutralised excessive on the Umbrail Go.
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