Cycling: Giro director furious as stage shortened following protest

[ASFN Admin]

After organisers agreed to shorten the route due to bad weather, the competitors lined up as planned in the town of Morbegno for the marathon 258 kilometre stage to Asti but, after riding a leisurely eight kilometres, hopped on team buses. Adam Hansen, one of the riders, said the request to shorten the stage was made on Thursday evening and a protest was organised at the start when it was turned down. "I heard about the protest of some riders less than an hour before the start from Morbegno," he said.

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