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Risk of avalanches forces Giro d'Italia to cut the Stelvio Pass from stage 16

The Stelvio pass.

The Passo dello Stelvio has been removed from the route of stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia due to the risk of avalanches on the 2,758m-high Alpine mountain pass. 

RCS Sport announced on Tuesday that the Stelvio has been replaced by the 2,489m-high Umbrail Pass, with the stage route heading into Switzerland for a loop around the Stelvio, rather than climb to the snow-covered summit. 

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