'We accepted the riders' request in Milan, but it won't happen in Rome' – Giro d'Italia confirms final stage route design and no GC neutralisation

MILAN, ITALY - MAY 24: (L-R) Dylan Groenewegen of Netherlands and Team Unibet Rose Rockets, Ethan Vernon of Great Britain and Team NSN Cycling, Paul Magnier of France and Team Soudal Quick-Step and Tobias Lund Andresen of Denmark and Team Decathlon CMA CGM cross the finish line 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 Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

The final central Rome stage of the 2026 Giro d'Italia will go ahead as designed and planned, with race organiser RCS Sport refuting all doubts that the GC classification could be neutralised for the finishing circuits as occurred in Milan on Sunday.

Giro race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) dropped back to the race director's car during Sunday's stage, and the UCI Commissaire Vicente Tortajada Villarroya and RCS Sport management eventually agreed to neutralise the GC time with the final 16km lap to race.