'There was basically not a moment that I was feeling safe' - Vingegaard praises Giro jury for response during stage 15

Stage 15 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia came to an unexpected conclusion as the four-man breakaway held off the peloton in Milan, racing on circuits that were considered unsafe by many in the peloton. Race leader Jonas Vingegaard, among others, was seen speaking with the director early in the finishing laps, and the GC was neutralised at the bell as a result. "I think I’ve had more time with the red [director's] car than I’ve had with my own car in the whole race," Vingegaard quipped in the mixed zone after stage 15. "I mean, obviously we all think as riders today that maybe this was not the most safe circuit to race on, and therefore we were talking in the bunch. I was talking with a lot of riders and we agreed to try to do something and I went to the red car and, yeah, they were really listening to us today ... So I think as riders we should thank the jury." Though the finishing straight was one of the safest of the Giro so far, the 16-kilometre circuit was fairly technical, with one stretch of rugged cobbles or paving slabs, and even some tramlines along with the familiar potholes. "I think in general the roads here were not the very best," Vingegaard explained when asked for clarity. "There were a lot of potholes, a lot of [manhole covers], basically the whole time. I would say there was basically not a moment that I was feeling safe about trying to grab a bottle or trying to take a gel. All these train tracks, there was a lot of them, and it was very very bumpy going over them. "I think in general we all in the bunch think that maybe [the organisers] could have [planned] that a little bit better, but at least they were really listening to us today, which is a good thing."