Departure postponed to 3 p.m.
A little late for the buses in the few riders have covered part of the stage.
The runners wanted to avoid the Croix de Coeur
Adam Hansen, the riders’ spokesperson explains it on Twitter.
The descent from the Croix de Coeur in question
It seems that the choice of the riders was not so much to shorten the stage as to skip the Col de la Croix de Coeur, the descent of which seems very dangerous, especially if it is raining. In view of these images, we can understand them.
Remember that the organizers and the runners have found a compromise: the crouse is shortened, and the runners will climb the Croix de Coeur well (and above all will descend it).
The timing remains the same
It was a request from the riders to shorten the stage. The new departure will take place at 2:30 p.m.
The shortened stage!
Only 74 km for what was on paper the queen stage. The start will finally be given at the foot of the Croix de Coeur for a stage that is likely to be extremely intense.
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Queen stage for the Giro this Friday with the first alpine stage of this Tour of Italy. This is the opportunity for Primoz Roglic, dolphin of Geraint Thomas for two seconds, to take back the pink jersey before a last week which promises to be daunting. Initially the runners had to cover 199 km between Borgofranco d’Ivrea and Crans Montana, but due to the snow at the top, the Grand Saint-Bernard pass between Italy and Switzerland has been removed from the course in recent days. Broadcast on Eurosport 1, arrival initially scheduled after 5 p.m.