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Vuelta stage shortened at riders’ request, race director says

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Organizers shortened the Vuelta a España’s 15th stage by 80 kilometers because temperatures were expected to approach 40 degrees Celsius.
  • Race director Javier Guillén said riders had requested the activation of the extreme-weather protocol to protect everyone involved in the race.

The Vuelta a España’s 15th stage between Palma del Río and Córdoba was shortened by 80 kilometers after the riders asked organizers to activate the protocol for extreme weather conditions.

Race director Javier Guillén made the announcement at the start in Palma del Río. He said the decision aimed to protect the health of the cyclists and everyone else involved in the race as temperatures approached 40 degrees Celsius.

“The initiative to activate the protocol came from the riders,” Guillén told reporters.

The initiative to activate the protocol came from the riders.

· Javier GuillénThe Vuelta race director explained who requested the stage reduction.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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