Giro Queen Stage shortened to 1 km before Finestre summit

The Giro d'Italia Women's queen stage 8 has been significantly shortened due to an unstable ice sheet. The race director announced that the stage would finish 1 km before the top of the Colle delle Finestre, cutting more than 25 km from the race.

⚠️ UPDATE FROM RACE DIRECTION

Due to an unstable sheet of ice that could fall onto the road, for safety reasons the stage will finish approximately 1 km before the Colle delle Finestre GPM. . ⚠️ AGGIORNAMENTO DELLA DIREZIONE CORSA

A causa di una lastra di ghiaccio instabile…

— Giro d'Italia Women (@girowomen) June 6, 2026

The announcement was made when the pink jersey group was about 7 km from the summit, and when they were expecting to continue racing for another 35 km, descending off the Finestre and then up the finishing climb to Sestriere.

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