'We lost the life of a brother' – rider protest delays Giro di Lombardia

Riders at the Giro di Lombardia stage a protest over safety concerns which delays the start of the race for five minutes. Remco Evenepoel addressed the crowd in Bergamo after the peloton did not set off on time Riders at the Giro di Lombardia staged a protest which delayed the start of the race for five minutes as they sought to draw attention to safety concerns following a series of incidents. Organisers completed the countdown and a starting flag was waved but the peloton remained stationary, creating confusion among spectators in Bergamo, Italy. Belgium's Remco Evenepoel then addressed the crowd, saying "there's too many incidents happening with vehicles in the race" and highlighting the death of British cyclist Fin Tarling, who died in a collision with a vehicle at the Volta a Portugal in August.

"Unfortunately we lost the life of a brother and of a colleague of us, so we want to make this statement to show to the world that we cannot keep accepting the fact that guys are getting injured or literally dying in what we like the most to do," added double Olympic champion Evenepoel. After five minutes had elapsed, a second starting flag was waved and the riders set off for Como. "This week alone, there were multiple incidents of vehicles on race courses," said