Giro, thirteenth stage shortened: the new route

Change the path of the thirteenth stage of the Giro. After several talks with the starting runners at Borgofranco d’Ivrea and in light of the bad weather conditions, the organization decided to considerably shorten the stage with arrival at Crans-Montana. We will start from -80, at the foot of the Croix de Coeurtherefore skipping the first climb of the day, on the Great St. Bernard. The decision was taken in light of the protocol for extreme weather conditions. After signing the paper in Borgofranco d’Ivrea, the riders will ride their bikes up to km 0, then they will be loaded onto the coaches and will go beyond the Gran San Bernardo, covering the first part of the original stage. The actual departure will take place in the locality chamolilla.

Better weather conditions in Switzerland

Mauro Vegni, director of the pink race: “Everyone has different interests, I’m interested in continuing the Giro. The race will be shortened, but it will go to the finish”. The weather is much better in Swiss: at the top of the Croix de Coeur and in Crans Montana the conditions are not terrible. Already at the arrival in Rivoli, yesterday, some teams had already expressed their doubts about the performance of the alpine stage between Val d’Aosta and Valais. Everything changes, the substance of a very tough stage remains. In the meantime, the Dane withdrew due to respiratory problems Mads Pedersenwinner of the stage in Naples and in the running for the cyclamen jersey.

The riders will cycle up to km 0, then they will be loaded onto the coaches and will go beyond the Gran San Bernardo, covering the first part of the original stage. The actual departure will take place in Chamolille.