Stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia has been cut to 80km in length after the Grand St Bernard Pass was cut from the route altogether due to poor weather conditions on the route.
The 135 remaining riders in the race were all present under heavy rain at the start in Borgofranco d’Ivrea but will now re-board their team buses and travel to the valley at the base of the day’s second climb, the first-category Croix de Coeur.
As a result, the 199km stage will miss the already altered ascent of the Grand St Bernard Pass entirely, instead taking on the 15km climb past Verbier and follow the original route on to the summit finish at Crans-Montana
The race start is now set to take place in Sembrancher at 14:24 CET.
More to come…
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