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After one of the most dramatic grand tour stages in recent memory on Thursday, when the race exploded on the Stelvio, the Giro d’Italia descended into complete farce 24 hours later as a rider revolt forced organisers to slash the 251km stage 19 in half, with the riders spending the first 118km on a bus. The protest, against the conditions riders are being asked to endure in late October in the middle of a pandemic, led to plenty of confusion and no little bad blood, with the Giro’s race director Mauro Vegni warning that “someone would pay” for the insubordination. However, it ultimately had no effect on the race itself, with Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart [Ineos Grenadiers] finishing safely in the bunch to maintain his third place position on GC ahead of what should be a fascinating final weekend.
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