Bradley Wiggins: Everyone ends up looking pretty stupid at the Giro d'Italia

British former cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins comments the race on a moto during stage 17 of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race from Pont du Gard to Gap 200 km France Wednesday 24 July 2019 This years Tour de France starts in Brussels and takes place from July 6th to July 28th BELGA PHOTO YORICK JANSENS Photo credit should read YORICK JANSENSAFP via Getty Images
Bradley Wiggins working for Eurosport at the 2019 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Former rider Bradley Wiggins has given his opinion on the events of stage 19 at the Giro d'Italia, branding the day a "shambles" and concluding that "everybody ends up looking pretty stupid."

Wiggins' comments came during the shortened 124-kilometre flat stage from Abbiategrasso to Asti, after riders had protested following a Thursday evening vote in favour of shortening the 258-kilometre stage by team's Professional Cycling Association (CPA) representatives.

Dani Ostanek
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

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