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Alasdair Fotheringham

Giro d'Italia: stage 15 neutralised for GC in final lap as Jonas Vingegaard amongst in-race protest over safety conditions

2026 Giro d'Italia stage 15: Jonas Vingegaard during the race.

Organisers of the Giro d'Italia have opted to neutralize the lap stage 15 for GC purposes after riders including Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) protested in-race over dangerous conditions in the centre of Milan.

With around 40 kilometres to go, the decision was made public on television that the last five kilometres of the course would not count for GC purposes and everybody's overall would be taken at that point. The sprint battle, the second last of the 2026 Giro would go ahead.

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