The Serenissima Gravel race was known as off after only one lap of racing on account of moist climate that induced some components of the course to turn into impassable, in line with Tuttobiciweb.it.
The 150-kilometre Italian gravel race, which takes place on a route that’s 65% gravel and filth roads, had already been shortened by one lap to 112.5 kilometres, and ended after a single 37.5km lap. The race web site describes the course as having 15km of the route alongside the Brenta River.
According to the report, a number of parts of the route had been impassable for help autos so organisers determined to cancel the race out of security considerations for the riders.
Race director Filippo Pozzato defined, “There was flooding of a river close to Cittadella and this put the protection of the riders in danger.
“The excessive water, amongst different issues, had additionally blocked the help bikes, so we spoke with the riders and the groups and all collectively we determined to cease.”
At the beginning had been 36 professional riders together with former Gravel World Champion Gianni Vermeersch and teammates Kaden Groves and Xandro Meurisse of Alpecin-Deceuninck, Astana’s Davide Toneatti, Arkéa-B&B Hotels’ Vincenzo Albanese and Amaury Capiot, Nicolò Parisini (Q36.5), and Filippo Fiorelli and Filippo Magli (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè).
The race is also common amongst newbie riders, who Pozzato mentioned could be reimbursed for his or her entry.
“As for the amateurs, we’re sorry for them and for all those that had come right here to race from totally different components of the world. We will refund the registrations or preserve them legitimate for subsequent 12 months, we apologize to everybody however we actually could not proceed,” Pozzato mentioned.