Giro d'Italia stage cancelled due to bad weather for first time in 24 years

Giro d'Italia 2013, stage 19 snowed off

The cycling season continues to suffer from brutal spring weather, which today forced the Giro d'Italia to cancel its stage to Val Martello.

The stage had been re-routed overnight, but organiser RCS Sport said this morning that it was just too risky to continue.

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