Ciccone wants clarity over photo-finish verdict at Euro championships

Ljubljana, Slovenia - Italian cyclist Giulio Ciccone has questioned the photo-finish verdict that denied him victory at the European Championships road race in Slovenia on Sunday. The 31-year-old Ciccone overtook his Belgian rival Remco Evenepoel with just a few hundred meters remaining and appeared on track for a win when Evenepoel edged him out by just 0.0028 seconds, a margin of 2.8 thousandths of a second.

Ciccone took to social media on Monday to express his disbelief, stating that after watching the available footage hundreds of times, he still sees something he can't reconcile with the verdict. The European Cycling Union, organizers of the European Road Cycling Championships, has yet to comment on the matter outside regular business hours in Switzerland.

Ciccone, who had already been explained the criteria for interpreting photo finishes by officials and his federation's technical staff, reiterated that he is not requesting another explanation but rather wants to see the photo finish that accurately matches the actual finish line. He emphasized his respect for Evenepoel, saying his admiration for the Belgian cyclist remains undisputed.