Riders stage safety protest before start of Giro di Lombardia

BRUSSELS: Riders at the Giro di Lombardia staged a five-minute protest before the start of Saturday’s race to highlight growing safety concerns following a series of incidents involving race vehicles, the tournament organizers said. The protest came days after riders Thomas Gloag and Marcel Camprubi were struck by a police motorcycle traveling in the opposite direction during Tre Valli Varesine. “At the start of Il Lombardia, the riders came together to send an important message, stopping for