More than 30 cyclists disqualified from prestigious Giro d’Italia race due to alleged cheating

Greater than 30 cyclists had been disqualified from the under-23 Giro d’Italia after they allegedly broke the principles of the race.

Cameras captured the riders grabbing onto group vehicles and motorbikes through the climb of the Passo dello Stelvio. The notorious stage of the race includes a steep climb up the mountain.

After a race jury reviewed movies filmed by followers, it disqualified 24 cyclists. After additional overview Thursday morning, an extra seven riders had been disqualified. 

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The peloton competing within the Piazza Venezia in Rome through the 106th Giro d’Italia 2023. (Stefano Costantino/SOPA Pictures/LightRocket by way of Getty Pictures)

Wednesday’s fourth leg was the “queen stage” of the race, which has been rebranded because the Giro Subsequent Gen. It ended with the celebrated and troublesome ascent of the Stelvio.

Followers lined the perimeters of the climb, and the riders appeared to not discover they had been being filmed as they appeared to interrupt the principles, some chatting and laughing amongst themselves as they clung to the perimeters and again of group vehicles.

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Of the riders disqualified, 24 had been Italian and 7 had been international, together with Belgian bicycle owner Tijl De Decker, who received this yr’s Paris-Roubaix Beneath 23. 4 group employees members and their group vehicles had been additionally excluded from the race.

“What we noticed was actually offensive to those that accurately interpret this sport,” Italian Biking Federation President Cordiano Dagnoni mentioned Thursday. “They’re photos that basically harm.

The peloton competing in downtown Rome through the 106th Giro d’Italia 2023.  (Stefano Costantino/SOPA Pictures/LightRocket by way of Getty Pictures)

“It’s proper to use the principles, and I’m, above all, disillusioned by the conduct of the sporting administrators within the group vehicles as a result of they need to be the primary to show the children the right way to respect the principles.”

The riders and groups might face additional punishment from the federation and even the Worldwide Biking Union.

The ASD GC Sissio group had 4 of its 5 riders dominated out, whereas fellow Italian groups Ciclistica Rostese and Technipes misplaced three riders every.

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“I requested (race organizers) RCS Sport to ask a minimum of half Italian groups,” Dagnoni mentioned. “At this level, having seen the conduct of our groups and of our cyclists, I now not really feel like recommending they be invited sooner or later. I’ll go away RCS Sport free to ask groups at their discretion.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.