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Stephen Farrand

'I think the riders went too far'- Giro d'Italia organisers hit back at Jonas Vingegaard's pressure to neutralise GC times on rough roads of Milan

MILAN, ITALY - MAY 24: Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Pink Leader Jersey competes during the 109th Giro d'Italia 2026, Stage 15 a 157km stage from Voghera to Milan / #UCIWT / on May 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

The scowls and air of surrender on the faces of the Giro d'Italia management said it all as they left Sunday's post-stage de-brief.

The Milan stage and city-centre circuit finish was supposed to end with a high-speed sprint and so rebuild the Giro d'Italia's relationship with the local authorities after a five-year stand-off.

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