DIRECT. Giro 2024: angry riders, start postponed, follow the race

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DIRECT Giro 2024 angry riders start postponed follow the race

The 16th stage of the Giro promises to be daunting with Tadej Pogacar once again the big favorite.

The essential

  • Due to weather conditions, the actual departure will not be in Livigno. The riders will get back into the cars to avoid the Giogo di Santa Maria. The real start will be given around 2 p.m. in Prato allo Stelvio, for a stage of around 120 kilometers.

  • While a fictitious start was planned in Livigno, the riders refused to take a fictitious start in the initial city. They stay in the cars and go directly to Prato allo Stelvio.

  • The 16th stage had already been modified, with the removal of the legendary Stelvio due to avalanche risks. Its replacement, the Giogo di Santa Maria (2498m) will ultimately not be climbed either.

  • The big favorite of the day is once again Tadej Pogacarunbeatable since the start of this Giro.

  • In the general classification, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar is almost 7 minutes ahead of his runner-up Geraint Thomas.

Live

12:35 – Ben O’Connor angry with the organization

The leader of the Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale training Ben O’Connor criticizes the organization of the race: “It’s probably one of the most poorly organized races. This would never have happened in 99% of other situations. We is in 2024, there are still dinosaurs who don’t see the human side of things. We have to start lower.”

12:07 – The riders leave in the cars

The runners will not start from Livigno on the bikes. They are in the cars, which set off in the direction of Prato allo Stelvio.

11:59 – The bikes are mounted on the racks

The fictitious departure should not even be from Livigno. No one has gotten out of the cars and the bikes are securely attached to the cars. Riders should not get off the cars and go directly to Prato allo Stelvio

11:48 – Fictitious departure scheduled for 11:55

The riders are expected to parade through Livigno at 11:55 a.m. before getting back into the cars.

11:35 – Actual departure planned for Prato allo Stelvio

The runners were finally heard by the organization. After the fictitious start in Livigno, they will finally start in Prato allo Stelvio, on the other side of the Giogo di Santa Maria, for a stage of around 130 kilometers.

11:30 – Unprecedented differences

After weeks of racing, Tadej Pogacar has already crushed the competition for his first tour of Italy. With more than seven minutes ahead of his runner-up Geraint Thomas, he is almost guaranteed to win this 2024 Giro if he reaches the finish in Rome.

11:26 – First ascent canceled

According to information fromEurosport, the fictitious start should indeed be given in Livigno, but the riders should get back into the cars to pass the first pass of the day. A second start should be given in the valley.

11:17 – The riders refuse to leave Livigno

The Riders’ Association voted last night to avoid the first pass due to weather conditions. For the moment, the organizers want to keep the initial route.

11:14 – The first pass hidden?

The dire weather conditions this Tuesday could force the organization to start this 16th stage after the Giogo di Santa Maria, where it is currently snowing at the summit.

11:03 – Dantesque weather conditions

After rather sunny days since the start of this tour of Italy, the weather promises to be difficult for this 16th stage. At 2498m above sea level at the summit of Giogo di Santa Maria, temperatures could drop sharply, and the organization plans to be able to neutralize the race to allow runners to change before the descent.

11:01 – The profile of the 16th stage in video

No Stelvio ultimately in this 16th stage of the Tour of Italy, withdrawn due to recent snowfall, but a mountain stage all the same in the heart of the Dolomites, with the climb of Giogo di Santa Maria, the highest point of this Giro at more than 2500m.

11:00 – Start of live

Hello everyone and welcome to this live from the 16th stage of the Tour of Italy, between Livigno and Santa Cristina Valgardena.

The Giro classification

The Giro d’Italia will follow the spring season and start on May 4. Arrival is scheduled three weeks later, on May 26.

The start of the Giro 2024 took place in Venaria Reale in the suburbs of Turin, near the Juventus Stadium. The arrival will be in Rome. Here is the list of steps:

Here is the route map for this Giro 2024:

What are the results of the Tour of Italy?

Here are the results of the last 15 years of the Tour of Italy, called Giro d’Italia.

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