The peloton will face a significant change to the Giro d'Italia route during the second week as organisers have been forced to remove the Grand St Bernard Pass (Passo Gran San Bernardo) from the stage 13 route from Borgofranco d’Ivrea to Crans-Montana on Friday.
The ascent was positioned as this year's Cima Coppi, the highest peak of the race, at 2,469m. However, the roads to the top are currently closed due to snow, according to a report in Le Nouvelliste on Monday, with more snow forecast and risk of avalanches.
