Giro d’Italia Women queen stage shortened due to ‘unstable sheet of ice that could fall onto the road’ with finish moved to 1km from top of Colle delle Finestre

Due to an “unstable sheet of ice that could fall onto the road”, organisers have been forced to shorten stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia Women, and relocate the finish of the key mountain stage to Sestriere to 1km from the top of the Colle delle Finestre.

The dramatic news was announced with 7.5km of the 18.1km climb remaining on the race’s social media, after there were reports of the road being blocked at the top of the climb.