Can anyone remember a Giro d’Italia where heavy snow or rain or freak withdrawals hasn’t played a part? It seems like RCS, the Giro’s organisers, are in a constant battle with finding a Cima Coppi – the highest point of the race – that avoids cancellation or neutralisation owing to bad weather. Soon Fausto’s memory will be only associated with climbs under 2,000m, just to be on the safe side.
The latest manifestation came this May during a sodden opening two
