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sport">“We have not accepted the riders’ proposal, we have undergone it. The peloton shows no respect for the organization. ”
sport">He continues against the Italian RAI: „That’s what happens when riders do not show up at the start. What happened today overshadows what we have done about it. Everyone knew that the Giro would be ridden in October and today it was 13 degrees. I have spoken to many riders and many of them do not agree with this. Some did not want to drive and then the rest will follow, that’s just how it goes. ”
The teams’ buses are ready for departure.
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sport">Vegni was also able to say that there was no request to shorten the ride on Thursday and that he was only approached by a few riders from Lotto-Soudal. According to the RAI Vegni and Lotto rider Adam Hansen would also have had a lot of discussion. “I am really very angry about this turn of events. The peloton shows no respect for the organization. We are looking into this matter with our lawyers, ”says Vegni. “Let us finish the race first, then someone will pay.”
sport">Lotto-Soudal CEO John Lelangue responded via Twitter to Vegni’s statements: “Adam Hansen was a representative of the CPA cyclists’ union. No decision has ever been made by Lotto-Soudal alone. ”
sport">The drivers with, among others, pink jersey carrier Wilco Kelderman will now cover the first part of the ride in the bus. The Dutchman took the lead in the general classification on Thursday after a spectacular mountain stage.
Wilco Kelderman gets out of the car and heads for the bus that drives him and the rest of the team to the starting place.
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sport">“It feels great to wear the pink jersey,” said Kelderman on Friday. “It’s quite special, the outfit, the color: it’s beautiful. It’s not the perfect day to show the pink jersey, but it’s fine for me, it’s already a dream come true ”, he referred to the weather conditions and the shortened race.
sport">“It may seem like I will hang my head, but I will never break. That is my way of racing. That’s how I got through my entire career with all those injuries. I wanted that pink jersey and kept fighting for it. ”
sport">Kelderman was not entirely satisfied that he had to do it himself on the Stelvio. Most of the cold has now disappeared, he said of Hindley. “We have talked about it. The frustration was there in the race, but it is now gone. Of course I would have preferred to see it differently, but the course cannot always be predicted. But I fought to be in the pink here and I am going to bring the pink to Milan. ”
