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Laura Weislo

Giulio Ciccone's signature sunglass-toss salute is now illegal - Italian earns fine after Tour of the Alps victory

SAN LORENZO DORSINO ITALY APRIL 21 Giulio Ciccone of Italy and Team Lidl Trek celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Felix Gall of Austria and Paul Sekas of France and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team during the 45th Tour of the Alps 2025 Stage 1 a 1485km stage from San Lorenzo Dorsino to San Lorenzo Dorsino 731m UCIWT on April 21 2025 in San Lorenzo Dorsino Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images.

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) claimed his first victory in 680 days, out-sprinting two Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale riders on the opening stage of the Tour of the Alps - but no good deed goes unpunished.

During his victory salute, Ciccone tossed his sunglasses in the air - something he's done several times in the past. He did it when he won stages of the Giro d'Italia in 2019 and 2022, and the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 2023, but not for his last win at the 2023 Critérium du Dauphiné when he wasn't wearing them.

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