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Bernocchi organisers can't explain how the van got through
Coppa Bernocchi organisers Luca Roveda and Gianni Dolce called the DHL van's entry onto the route "a serious incident, one we must not underestimate," even though it caused no crash. They admit they still don't know how it got past roughly 250 guard personnel, police and motorcycle relays deployed for the race. The same week brought a car deep in the Giro dell'Emilia finale and a police motorbike hitting two riders at Tre Valli Varesine.
What this means
Organisers have committed to finding out how the van bypassed their own security plan, an answer they say the deployment numbers alone don't provide.
The van itself changed nothing on the road — it caused no collision and was diverted off course. What it exposed is that security failed despite scale: 250 personnel, two unmarked cars, 16 motorcycles, four police cars and 20 motorcycle relays were on duty, and the breach still happened. Roveda and Dolce say the numbers show commitment but don't explain the gap. That gap sits next to two other incidents in the same week — a civilian car on the Giro dell'Emilia route and a police motorbike striking Marcel Camprubì and Thomas Gloag against the direction of the peloton at Tre Valli Varesine, six laps from the finish.
Sources
'A serious incident, one we must not underestimate' – Coppa Bernocchi organisers respond after delivery van driver swung onto race route between groups'I was mad' – Tom Pidcock says two teammates were hit by police motorbike driving against peloton at Tre Valli Varesine'Things like this shouldn't happen' - Pidcock reveals teammates hit by police motorbike at Tre Valli Varesine
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