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Friday no Mottarone out of respect for the victims

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The revised route of the 19th stage

In agreement with the Piedmont Region and the Government, the race direction changes the stage on Friday after the tragedy of the cable car

CANAZEI. It was immediately clear that the nineteenth stage Abbiategrasso-Alpe di Mera from Sunday, after the tragedy of the Mottarone cable car, could not be the same. On Tuesday, during the rest day of the caravan in Canazei, it was confirmed.

The direction of the Giro, in fact, has accepted the request of the transport minister to modify the route of the fraction with an uphill arrival at Alpe di Mera in Valsesia which included the climb of Mottarone after 85 km of running.

“We have asked through Minister Enrico Giovannini to modify the Giro program avoiding that climb out of respect for the victims and to avoid any curious people from inappropriately going to the site of the tragedy,” said the Councilor for Transport of the Piedmont Region, Marco Gabudi. A matter of respect for the victims and prevention for the usual ones who do not know how to stay in their place, adding pain to more pain.

The Giro, which at the start of Monday’s stage had reminded Sacile of the 14 victims of the tragedy with a minute of meditation, “in agreement with the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, the Piedmont Region and all the other institutions involved, decided to modify the route of the 19th stage ». The new route will be 166 km, ten less than expected and includes, in place of Mottarone, the ascent of Alpe di Agogna. Then Passo della Colma and arrival at Alpe di Mera. Before leaving, the caravan will still remember the victims of the tragedy.

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