Evenepoel wins European road race in photo finish

Remco Evenepoel won the European men’s road race in Slovenia on Sunday, October 4, edging Giulio Ciccone in a photo finish after the two riders crossed on the same recorded time. Christian Scaroni finished third, 59 seconds behind the leading pair. The close verdict prompted Ciccone to ask to see the finish-line image used to determine the winner, while saying he accepted that Evenepoel had ridden the strongest race. The official classification placed Evenepoel first and Ciccone second. One report put the winning margin at 0.0028 seconds, but the supplied material does not include the underlying finish-line image or an independent technical review of how the result was determined. In a statement posted the day after the race, Ciccone said he had reviewed the available images and wanted to see the photo finish corresponding exactly to the actual finish line. He said race commissioners and technical staff had explained how the image was interpreted, but that he still sought to see the passage of both riders at the point where the finish is officially determined. Ciccone said that if the image confirmed the verdict, he would have nothing further to add.