Snow was general on the mountains above Livigno on Tuesday morning. It was falling softly atop the Passo di Eira and falling softly over the Passo di Foscagno. When word of the similarly miserable conditions on the Umbrail Pass filtered through to the start, an understandably mutinous wave began to spread across the Giro d’Italia peloton.
It seemed self-evident that the Cima Coppi of the Giro would have to be excised from the route, in accordance with the agreement brokered by riders’ association, the CPA, in their meeting with RCS Sport, the UCI and the teams’ association during Monday’s rest day.
