Overview

• Samuele Privitera, a 19-year-old rider for the Hagens Berman Jayco development team, crashed during a high-speed descent on July 16 and later died at Aosta’s Parini Hospital.
• Authorities have launched an investigation into the unclear circumstances of the accident, which occurred at nearly 70 km/h on an uneven section near Pontey.
• Organizers canceled Thursday’s second stage and suspended all official podium ceremonies for the remainder of the under-23 race.
• Friday’s third stage will begin with a neutralized section through Pontey followed by a minute of silence to honor Privitera’s memory.
• Axel Merckx and the UCI issued heartfelt condolences, and Tour de France riders paid tribute with an applause gesture in the peloton.