Certainly, the organization of the Portuguese race refuses to take full blame. First and foremost however they have explained the decision to nullify the results, which gave Filippo Ganna as the deserving winner on the day. “The College of Commissaires interpreted the regulations and, given what happened, decided to cancel the stage because they considered that sporting truth did not prevail in the end," race director Sérgio Sousa said in a
press release.
"All the technical information was clear that the riders should go left at the last roundabout," Sousa argues. The truth is there were indeed indications, but it is fully plausible that the amount of staff dedicated to this crucial spot in the course was not enough.
"The fact is that some of them took the right, in a lane parallel to the finish line. It was a wrong decision by the peloton but it’s clear that we didn’t do enough to avoid this outcome, which we very much regret". It's safe to say that many in the peloton were unhappy with the outcome, specially the riders and teams who rode for several hours in search of a stage win - on a day that officially, ultimately has no winner.