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Look at a Zomegnan Giro route. These two stages are to easy to fit one of those.spalco said:Extreme exhaustion can end careers too.
SafeBet said:They softpedalled for the whole Cenis so people assumed this was a protest.
Miburo said:Someone even attacked and he got pulled back directly and got called names (according to rai).
Pippo_San said:Chose 3rd option...I recall that during the stage Alessandra De Stefano asked Zanini (OPQS DS) why they were crawling up the Mont Cenis. He answered he didn't know either so...
You are right, it was just poor showing. Taking away the chance for long break riders for their moment of glory. An extra 'restday' for those who are tired after 2 maybe 3 hilly stages and one and a half mountain stages.Buffalo Soldier said:So as I guessed it wasn't a protest at all. We can close this thread.