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Stephen Farrand

Adam Hansen leads rider fight against pressure to race Giro d'Italia in the snow

PRATO DI STELVIO ITALY MAY 21 Rain and snow at start line prior to the 107th Giro dItalia 2024 Stage 16 a 206km stage from Prato di Stelvio to Santa Cristina Valgardena Monte Pana 1625m UCIWT on May 21 2024 in Prato di Stelvio Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images.

CPA riders association president Adam Hansen was at the finish of stage 16, seeing with his own eyes the fatigue and suffering of riders at the Giro d’Italia.

The former pro rider prefers to have a discrete presence but led the stance against RCS Sports’ desire and pressure to race stage 16 of the Corsa Rosa as planned and so climb the 2488-metre-high Umbrail Pass, despite forecasts for snow, rain and freezing conditions on the long descent.

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