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Giro d’Italia organization removes Gavia from Stage 16

  • Ron 

Giro d’Italia organizers announced yesterday that Stage 16 of the race will have a new route due to persisting bad weather conditions. The start and finish cities of Lovere & Ponte di Legno remain unchanged, but the stage will have a total length of 194 kilometres and will bypass the climb of the Gavia.

The Director of the Giro d’Italia Mauro Vegni: “As the weather forecast for the coming days predicted further deterioration and the risk of avalanche, we will unfortunately not be able to pass on the Gavia. I would like to begin by thanking the provinces of Sondrio and Brescia and all those who have worked to try to keep the original route open. We have taken this decision tonight to give everyone the chance of organizing themselves in the best way. The new route for Stage 16 will include the ascent of Cevo, a new climb for the Giro, then the passage from the most difficult side of the Aprica, before the descent to Mazzo, where riders will tackle the Mortirolo Pass, and thereafter arrival at Ponte di Legno. The Cima Coppi will be set on Passo Manghen, during Stage 20.”

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