On Wednesday, 24 riders were disqualified from the Giro Next Gen for holding onto team vehicles. The act was captured on video and subsequently shared by the Italian website Tuttobiciweb . The race, also known as the Baby Giro, is a stage race similar to the Tour de l’Avenir; they are both u-23 versions of the famous Grand Tours in Italy and France. The Giro Next Gen is eight stages long, and takes in some of the well-known climbs and roads of its bigger brother.
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The footage shows riders using cars and race motorbikes to ascend the challenging Stelvio climb during stage 4 of the race, a tough 118 km from Morbegno to Passo dello Stelvio. It was the first real test for the riders after three relatively easy days of flat riding.
Jumbo-Visma’s Johannes Staune-Mittet beat Alexy Faure-Prost of Circus-ReUz Technord to take the win on the legendary ascent, with Staune-Mittet taking the pink jersey over Hagens Berman Axeon’s Darren Raffer by 18 seconds.
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The greatly reduced field will head to Stage 5 on Thursday, from Cesano Maderno to Manerba del Garda for a total of 159 km.
24 atletas foram desclassificados do #GiroNextGen (Giro para atletas jovens), por pegarem carona nos carros ou motos.https://t.co/V3Xuse0k4l pic.twitter.com/mGaXjT3eh7
— O País do Ciclismo (@opaisdociclismo) June 15, 2023
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