Ciccone explodes after losing the European Championship by 2.8 thousandths of a second in favor of Evenepoel after the photo finish

Few editions of the road test of a European cycling championship or any other cycling event has experienced a heart-stopping ending like last Sunday in Slovenia.

The Italian Giulio Ciccone (31 years old) He saw victory within his reach, the title of European champion, when a powerful Remco Evenepoel.

Both the Italian and the Belgian launched the bicycles in a very tight finish. Once both crossed the finish line, the doubt was who they were going to give the winner after analyzing the photo finish, an honor that went to Remco Evenepoel.

The 2026 time trial world champion and double Olympic champion achieved the European title he was missing. Everything was joy in the surroundings of the corridor Red Bull-Bora.

The situation was very different in the environment of Cicconesince the corridor of the Lidl-Trek He had no choice but to accept the runner-up position with resignation.

Digested the disappointment, Chieti corridor has shown his disagreement with the decision made by the judges of the race through his Instagram account. “I would like to be able to see, unequivocally, the passage of our two wheels at the precise point at which, according to the regulations, the finish is determined,” “because if a European title is decided by 2.8 thousandths of a second, I think it is legitimate to ask that that precise moment be shown with the same precision with which the result has been determined.”