Italian race shortened – Heavy snow forces riders to dismount their bikes

By Robert On March 17, 2013 · 3 Comments

Astonishing scenes at the Milan-San Remo classic in northern Italy on Sunday as heavy snowfall caused a 55-km (33-mile) chunk of the race to be abandoned.

Frozen racers climbed off their bikes after 117km (70 miles) due to treacherous conditions up ahead on the Passo del Turchino.

With ice covering their helmets and faces distorted by the cold, the riders were then taken to the coastal town of Cogoleto, where they remounted their bikes 126km from the finish.

See photos taken by riders on their buses and general shots of the conditions.

http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8573209/

Thanks to Ron de Haan for this link

3 Responses to Italian race shortened – Heavy snow forces riders to dismount their bikes

Laurel says:

March 18, 2013 at 3:47 am

the way the headline reads..I though maybe someone was GMO modifying Italians..theyre already vertically challenged,
Bike race shortened;-)
- Robert says:
  
  March 18, 2013 at 10:58 am
  
  Ha ha ha – the entire race grows shorter. Oops.
Karel Van den Abbeele says:

March 18, 2013 at 10:25 am

Since the start of the season 4 races were cancelled due to winter conditions and in other races some parts were simply impossible. This is unseen.