VIDEO: Farcical finale on stage 1 of the 2025 Volta ao Algarve sees half the peloton completely miss the finishing line
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Filippo Ganna sprinting to the stage 1 win at the 2025 Volta ao Algarve wasn't in and of itself a surprising result. The way the race was decided before ultimately ending with the Italian in celebration though, was utterly bizarre.
Heading into the final straight, the peloton seemingly followed a commissaires car that was being taken off course, leaving them on the completely wrong side of the road for the finale. Ganna and a few others had their head screwed on correctly though, keeping to the actual course and eventually snatching the stage win in the most farcical of circumstances.
See the crazy scenes for yourself in the video below!
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¡QUÉ FINAL! 𝐐𝐔𝐄́ 𝐇𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐎 𝐀𝐐𝐔𝐈́ 😨
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) February 19, 2025
🇮🇹 Filippo Ganna (@INEOSGrenadiers) se lleva la primera etapa de la Vuelta al Algarve en un final totalmente surrealista con muchos corredores que se equivocaron de camino#AAlgarvia #VoltaAoAlgarve pic.twitter.com/kSeGsYW4RN
Maybe the organisers were too focused on safety to check logistics?
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