'I really don't get it' - Jonathan Milan slams choice of Giro d'Italia run-in to Naples after crash disrupts final sprint

'I really don't get it' - Jonathan Milan slams choice of Giro d'Italia run-in to Naples after crash disrupts final sprint

Even before the finish of stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia in Naples, riders expressed concern about the design of the final kilometres. Rather than find a straight approach, the organisers chose a cobbled road with a 180-degree bend into the hilltop Piazza del Plebiscito.As feared, a light rain began to fall just as the peloton approached the finish, and the combination of uneven cobbles and rain resulted in a mass crash."It’s 70 to 30 that we won’t make it. We’ve all been wondering if this is really necessary. But the spectacle is back. You saw us crash," he told German Eurosport.

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