{"id":2184033,"date":"2026-10-07T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184033"},"modified":"2026-10-07T15:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:10:58","slug":"joint-winners-overturned-results-and-long-lasting-controversies-some-of-cyclings-most-memorable-photo-finishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184033","title":{"rendered":"Joint winners, overturned results and long-lasting controversies \u2013 Some of cycling&#8217;s most memorable photo finishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oPLcn5SL3wxBvkscxdLC6M-2560-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VhauCtuE4NbH44neYj8Lfh.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel pips Giulio Ciccone to the European title in 2026 after a tight photo finish in Slovenia\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] w-20 h-20 object-cover flex-none rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-4 h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                    <span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">1<\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    &#8216;I&#8217;ve looked at the images hundreds of times&#8217; \u2013 Giulio Ciccone pleads for transparency as he questions controversial photo finish loss to Evenepoel at European Championships\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 2 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMuUWVJevBGQAbjgrmcZyN.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) wins the elite men&amp;#039;s race at the 2026 UEC Road Cycling European Championships in Sencur, Slovenia. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] w-20 h-20 object-cover flex-none rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                    <span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">2<\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    UEC European Championships: Remco Evenepoel snatches photo finish victory in the elite men&#8217;s race after two-man sprint\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 3 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FFbuw6kBv6RkLDMWxnc7y7.jpg\" alt=\"Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d, Remco Evenepoel, and Mads Pedersen are among the top contenders at the 2026 UEC Road European Championships\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] w-20 h-20 object-cover flex-none rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                    <span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">3<\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    Some big absentees, but plenty of quality and a favourite with a question mark \u2013 Analysing the European Championships men&#8217;s road race contenders\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"clear-both widget-header\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<div id=\"kiosq-metered-message\" class=\"kiosq-metered-message-content\"><\/div>\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRules\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>Joint winners, overturned results and long-lasting controversies \u2013 Some of cycling&#8217;s most memorable photo finishes<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>Features<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\">\n<span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nMatilda Price <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"inline-block h-3 my-auto border-l border-solid vds-simple-byline__divider max-sm:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\">\n<span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nPublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-10-07T15:10:58Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n7 October 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Giulio Ciccone is far from the first rider to be disgruntled by a practically too close to call photo finish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-start text-left\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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men&#8217;s road race has ignited photo finish debate<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"credit font-article-copy\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"text-copy bodyCopy auto paywall-locker\">\n<div data-analytics-id=\"utility-bar\" id=\"utility-bar\" class=\"font-ui-heading flex justify-between items-center py-2 border-t border-b border-gray-300 border-solid mb-5 mx-auto\" data-component-name=\"UtilityBar\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"utility-bar\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-2 text-[#333] subcontainer\">\n<div class=\"relative tooltip-container\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<div data-component-name=\"Social:Dropdown\" role=\"menu\" id=\"utilitybar__dropdown--share\" aria-labelledby=\"utilitybar__button--share\" class=\"absolute left-0 top-full w-44 bg-white rounded-md shadow-md border border-neutral-200 z-[9996] list-none m-0 py-2 px-3 border-solid\">\n<ul class=\"m-0!\">\n<li class=\"!p-0 !m-0 list-none border-b 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Rather than a single open-and-close of an aperture like a normal photo, the finish line captures a single slice of the 4cm finish line tens of thousands of times per second, then renders each millisecond of time horizontally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel 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image is a reflection of the rider&#8217;s position in time, rather than in space like a normal photo or TV still, the technology can clearly emphasise really small margins.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-unit-2\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However, when the margins are absolutely tiny, sometimes even the finish line scan is unconvincing to some, or riders can question things about the calibration and set-up of the finish. Typically, there are two finish line cameras that the jury can consult in the event of a close finish.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pCawfm4gCDiwkCVKrshAXe.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel and Team Belgium and Giulio Ciccone and Team Italy sprint at finish line to win the gold medal during the 32nd UEC Road Cycling European Championships 2026 - Men&amp;#039;s Elite Road Race a 196.3km one day race from Ljubljana to Sencur on October 04, 2026 in Sencur, Slovenia. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UEC defends accuracy of photo finish at European Championships in response to Giulio Ciccone questioning technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VhauCtuE4NbH44neYj8Lfh.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel pips Giulio Ciccone to the European title in 2026 after a tight photo finish in Slovenia\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I&#8217;ve looked at the images hundreds of times&#8217; \u2013 Giulio Ciccone pleads for transparency as he questions controversial photo finish loss to Evenepoel at European Championships<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS.jpg\" alt=\"Elisa Longo Borghini, Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma during the 2026 Road World Championships women&amp;#039;s road race\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Yes, the favourite won, but the Women&#8217;s World Championships road race was a thriller where everyone was racing for the win<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">With the cameras capturing slices of the riders as they cross the finish line, these photos often don&#8217;t even show the finish line as the riders see it, so they certainly are vulnerable to questioning, even once the race jury has decided a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That&#8217;s what happened this week, when Giulio Ciccone called into question the accuracy and transparency of the photo finish at the end of the European Championships, where he was declared the runner-up behind Remco Evenepoel by less than four millimetres.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-zmS6HwoszrWvKDbn25H5mU\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-zmS6HwoszrWvKDbn25H5mU slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Despite the UEC providing not one but two photo finishes captured by the finish-line scanners, the nature of the technology means that the &#8216;finish line&#8217; is not visible in either image because the whole image is just slices of the finish line.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Ciccone said he struggled to reconcile this result with photos that do show the finish line \u2013 and, in his eyes, his front wheel crossing it first.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b589e-c25b-11f1-ba77-f96adeb58ca4\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VhauCtuE4NbH44neYj8Lfh.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel pips Giulio Ciccone to the European title in 2026 after a tight photo finish in Slovenia\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The finish line photo from the UEC Road Championships elite men&#8217;s race showing Evenepoel ahead of Ciccone <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: UEC Cycling)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-1b9b592a-c25b-11f1-9083-1b3dd4ecb508\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So whilst the vast majority of photo finishes are decided without a hitch, what happens in the rare case where things aren&#8217;t straightforward? Are the results ever overturned on closer inspection? Can two winners be awarded? And what if it truly is a dead heat?<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nL9WzQvccqENhvX5vvLLJR.jpg\" alt=\"Collage of Marianne Vos, Greg Lemond and Lizzie Deignan all wearing rainbow jerseys\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">The World Championships moments we will always remember \u2013 Iconic victories, crushing heartbreaks, dramatic twists, and more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r5KEmG9Mw2xPBWCjLEGNcT.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Coquard sprints to his first-ever Grand Tour stage win on stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a: Bryan Coquard edges out Mads Pedersen to win crash-marred stage 8 as Tadej Poga\u010dar abandons<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMuUWVJevBGQAbjgrmcZyN.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) wins the elite men&amp;#039;s race at the 2026 UEC Road Cycling European Championships in Sencur, Slovenia. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UEC European Championships: Remco Evenepoel snatches photo finish victory in the elite men&#8217;s race after two-man sprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">We looked back through the archives to answer those questions.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f3278-c245-11f1-b475-c984626a41f7\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-closest-photo-finishes-in-recent-memory-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The closest photo finishes in recent memory<\/h2>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-749996494455971840\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/749996494455971840\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OFFICIEL: @MarkCavendish remporte l&#8217;\u00e9tape sur le fil \/ @MarkCavendish wins! #TDF2016 https:\/\/t.co\/ttnTb5TeAjJuly 4, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-965f32dc-c245-11f1-884d-8756bc3480f4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">There are numerous examples of photo finishes every season, but only a few that make it into the category of feeling truly almost too close to call. The millimetre difference between Evenepoel and Ciccone in Slovenia at the weekend certainly makes it onto that list.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This season alone, a tiny margin separated Jensen Plowright and Wout van Aert on a stage of the Tour of Denmark, with the Belgian awarded the win after close inspection of the photo.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In 2023, Caleb Ewan tweeted that &#8220;I kinda think I won&#8221; after his win at the GP Monsere was overturned and given to Gerben Thijssen. Lotto Dstny filed an appeal at the time, but the result stood.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Going back further, Edvald Boasson Hagen narrowly losing to Marcel Kittel on a stage of the Tour de France seemed so close that the UCI might have to activate some long-retired dead heat protocol.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">A tight finish at Amstel Gold Race in 2021 sparked similar controversy to what we&#8217;re seeing with the Europeans. Mark Cavendish&#8217;s win over Andre Greipel on stage 3 of the 2016 Tour de France was also exceptionally close and hard to call.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">All of those examples saw margins of around 6mm \u2013 the gap between Evenepoel and Ciccone is estimated to be about half that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-883347491521003521\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/883347491521003521\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Photo finish, @marcelkittel gagne devant @EBhagen ! \/ Kittel takes the win! #TDF2017 https:\/\/t.co\/pe2YmHmoIgJuly 7, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-1b9b5aa6-c25b-11f1-a7de-69652b3575ee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Demi Vollering seems to have been involved in more photo finishes than we can count, against Puck Pieterse at the Tour de France Femmes and Marlen Reusser at Dwars door Vlaanderen to name a couple.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">And of course there&#8217;s the iconic image of three riders all lunging for the line at the 2017 Milan-San Remo, though the actual winning margin wasn&#8217;t as tiny as the dramatic image led us to believe.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So ultra-tight photo finishes, especially ones where the margin is smaller than a centimetre, are still fairly rare in cycling history, but they certainly do happen, and sometimes the outcomes aren&#8217;t straightforward.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f3340-c245-11f1-b0a1-474aa6f440f9\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"two-winners-in-croatia-umag-classic-2026-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Two winners in Croatia \u2013 Umag Classic 2026<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5b1e-c25b-11f1-8386-09a5d31cf60b\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JB6WGqPsrUvWxp6fYM4wgJ.jpg\" alt=\"Istrian Spring series 2026 &amp;amp;ndash;&amp;amp;nbsp;men&amp;#039;s Umag Classic\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Mario Stiehl\/Istrian Spring)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f33a4-c245-11f1-8896-21a7f7045ef8\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Whilst the finish line technology can usually split the riders and decide a winner, even if it&#8217;s by one or two millimetres, there have been occasions where it&#8217;s simply impossible to decide a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In theory, there&#8217;s a slightly novel way to award the victory \u2013 more on that below \u2013 but very occasionally the organisers will just go for the obvious solution: declare two winners.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This is obviously a highly rare thing it sport, but it happened as recently as this spring in cycling, when the Umag Classic declared the race a tie, with Du\u0161an Rajovi\u0107 and Adam Brad\u00e1\u010d sharing the victory after lengthy studying of the photo finish couldn&#8217;t determine a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">They were both officially declared the winner, both earning the UCI points of a winner, and no second place was awarded.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This outcome is remarkably rare, though a similar thing did happen at the World Championships in 2010, albeit not for the win.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In the men&#8217;s U23 road race, the finish line photo couldn&#8217;t distinguish between Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin for third place, so the pair shared the bronze medal and both stood on the podium.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Unfortunately, they literally did have to share the bronze medal: there wasn&#8217;t a spare one knocking around, apparently, so the podium photos show them amusingly both grasping onto the medal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-063b0950-c246-11f1-a14d-81de82db4871\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/R7grhhq75NAS4kZ5Y5LJgn.jpg\" alt=\"The podium of the U23 men&amp;#039;s race at the World Championships 2010\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin sharing the bronze medal on the podium <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-063b09c8-c246-11f1-9cab-23f149dc0434\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The UCI rules outline for this provision of sharing of the top three placings at Olympic and World Championships, though they are remarkably unclear about what should be done in the event of a dead heat in any other race.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Kilometre-long sprint tie-breakers have been used before, though this is not officially outlined in the UCI rules anymore.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f33fe-c245-11f1-9300-6718b47c84fd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"yes-results-can-be-overturned-clasica-de-almeria-2026-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Yes, results can be overturned \u2013 Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda 2026<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5bbe-c25b-11f1-afbd-5126984f4c6f\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jextpwqT54oLLQVd3sQmTR.jpg\" alt=\"The photo finish from the 2026 men&amp;#039;s Clasica de Almeria\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Unibet Rose Rockets on X (@rockets_cycling))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f3462-c245-11f1-be1d-0b60f8838875\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The reason Giulio Ciccone might have held out some hope that his after-the-fact appeal might have had a positive outcome is that late changes are not unheard of. Results certainly can be overturned well after a race has taken place, as happened this year, a whopping nine days after the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda. That&#8217;s a long time spent studying the finish line photo.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In this case, it wasn&#8217;t for the victory, as Biniam Girmay had secured that by an undoubted margin, but for third place. Matteo Moschetti was originally declared the third-place finisher, but nine days later, Dylan Groenewegen was upgraded to third.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Changing the results outside of the winner so long after may seem unnecessary, but UCI points are up for grabs and teams and riders do take results like third extremely seriously. It does beg the question of how many lower results are awarded without such scrutiny, though.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f34c6-c245-11f1-a1f7-b900b9825954\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-one-tom-pidcock-still-doesn-39-t-agree-with-amstel-gold-race-2021-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The one Tom Pidcock still doesn&#8217;t agree with \u2013 Amstel Gold Race 2021<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5c4a-c25b-11f1-a04d-e136f930f6c8\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/84qKDcw9kcMJrnT57ouWZj.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Pidcock and Wout van Aert lunge for the line at the finish of Amstel Gold Race 2021\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f3520-c245-11f1-b7a1-cbc01ac57b63\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Just because a result goes one way officially doesn&#8217;t mean riders always agree with it morally. Just ask Tom Pidcock. He very, very narrowly lost out on an Amstel Gold Race win in 2021 after Wout van Aert was declared the winner by a margin of around six millimetres, later asking &#8220;But where is the finish line?&#8221; and then making reference to a &#8220;mis-placed photo finish&#8221; \u2013 though he later deleted the latter line from his social media.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">When he finally did win Amstel Gold in 2024, he joked that &#8220;I was going to say it\u2019s great to win for the second time but that might create some controversy&#8221; which, while in jest to a degree, does probably show that at least a small part of him still thinks he has a claim to being the &#8216;real&#8217; winner in 2021. 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(Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Rules<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Spanish DS ejected from World Championships after dramatic speeding on course during Benjam\u00edn Noval&#8217;s victory \u2013 Video<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LBQSz6XLdMDYBah39xAggH.jpg\" alt=\"SRAM pedal detailed view of Jonas Vingegaard&amp;#039;s bike\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Safety<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">An end to the double triangle or a new bike weight limit? 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men&#8217;s road race has ignited photo finish debate<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"credit font-article-copy\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"text-copy bodyCopy auto paywall-locker\">\n<div data-analytics-id=\"utility-bar\" id=\"utility-bar\" class=\"font-ui-heading flex justify-between items-center py-2 border-t border-b border-gray-300 border-solid mb-5 mx-auto\" data-component-name=\"UtilityBar\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"utility-bar\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-2 text-[#333] subcontainer\">\n<div class=\"relative tooltip-container\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<div data-component-name=\"Social:Dropdown\" role=\"menu\" id=\"utilitybar__dropdown--share\" aria-labelledby=\"utilitybar__button--share\" class=\"absolute left-0 top-full w-44 bg-white rounded-md shadow-md border border-neutral-200 z-[9996] list-none m-0 py-2 px-3 border-solid\">\n<ul class=\"m-0!\">\n<li class=\"!p-0 !m-0 list-none border-b 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Rather than a single open-and-close of an aperture like a normal photo, the finish line captures a single slice of the 4cm finish line tens of thousands of times per second, then renders each millisecond of time horizontally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel 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Typically, there are two finish line cameras that the jury can consult in the event of a close finish.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pCawfm4gCDiwkCVKrshAXe.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel and Team Belgium and Giulio Ciccone and Team Italy sprint at finish line to win the gold medal during the 32nd UEC Road Cycling European Championships 2026 - Men&amp;#039;s Elite Road Race a 196.3km one day race from Ljubljana to Sencur on October 04, 2026 in Sencur, Slovenia. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UEC defends accuracy of photo finish at European Championships in response to Giulio Ciccone questioning technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VhauCtuE4NbH44neYj8Lfh.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel pips Giulio Ciccone to the European title in 2026 after a tight photo finish in Slovenia\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I&#8217;ve looked at the images hundreds of times&#8217; \u2013 Giulio Ciccone pleads for transparency as he questions controversial photo finish loss to Evenepoel at European Championships<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS.jpg\" alt=\"Elisa Longo Borghini, Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma during the 2026 Road World Championships women&amp;#039;s road race\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Yes, the favourite won, but the Women&#8217;s World Championships road race was a thriller where everyone was racing for the win<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">With the cameras capturing slices of the riders as they cross the finish line, these photos often don&#8217;t even show the finish line as the riders see it, so they certainly are vulnerable to questioning, even once the race jury has decided a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That&#8217;s what happened this week, when Giulio Ciccone called into question the accuracy and transparency of the photo finish at the end of the European Championships, where he was declared the runner-up behind Remco Evenepoel by less than four millimetres.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-zmS6HwoszrWvKDbn25H5mU\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-zmS6HwoszrWvKDbn25H5mU slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Despite the UEC providing not one but two photo finishes captured by the finish-line scanners, the nature of the technology means that the &#8216;finish line&#8217; is not visible in either image because the whole image is just slices of the finish line.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Ciccone said he struggled to reconcile this result with photos that do show the finish line \u2013 and, in his eyes, his front wheel crossing it first.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b589e-c25b-11f1-ba77-f96adeb58ca4\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VhauCtuE4NbH44neYj8Lfh.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel pips Giulio Ciccone to the European title in 2026 after a tight photo finish in Slovenia\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The finish line photo from the UEC Road Championships elite men&#8217;s race showing Evenepoel ahead of Ciccone <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: UEC Cycling)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-1b9b592a-c25b-11f1-9083-1b3dd4ecb508\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So whilst the vast majority of photo finishes are decided without a hitch, what happens in the rare case where things aren&#8217;t straightforward? Are the results ever overturned on closer inspection? Can two winners be awarded? 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(Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UEC European Championships: Remco Evenepoel snatches photo finish victory in the elite men&#8217;s race after two-man sprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">We looked back through the archives to answer those questions.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f3278-c245-11f1-b475-c984626a41f7\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-closest-photo-finishes-in-recent-memory-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The closest photo finishes in recent memory<\/h2>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-749996494455971840\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/749996494455971840\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OFFICIEL: @MarkCavendish remporte l&#8217;\u00e9tape sur le fil \/ @MarkCavendish wins! #TDF2016 https:\/\/t.co\/ttnTb5TeAjJuly 4, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-965f32dc-c245-11f1-884d-8756bc3480f4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">There are numerous examples of photo finishes every season, but only a few that make it into the category of feeling truly almost too close to call. The millimetre difference between Evenepoel and Ciccone in Slovenia at the weekend certainly makes it onto that list.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This season alone, a tiny margin separated Jensen Plowright and Wout van Aert on a stage of the Tour of Denmark, with the Belgian awarded the win after close inspection of the photo.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In 2023, Caleb Ewan tweeted that &#8220;I kinda think I won&#8221; after his win at the GP Monsere was overturned and given to Gerben Thijssen. Lotto Dstny filed an appeal at the time, but the result stood.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Going back further, Edvald Boasson Hagen narrowly losing to Marcel Kittel on a stage of the Tour de France seemed so close that the UCI might have to activate some long-retired dead heat protocol.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">A tight finish at Amstel Gold Race in 2021 sparked similar controversy to what we&#8217;re seeing with the Europeans. Mark Cavendish&#8217;s win over Andre Greipel on stage 3 of the 2016 Tour de France was also exceptionally close and hard to call.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">All of those examples saw margins of around 6mm \u2013 the gap between Evenepoel and Ciccone is estimated to be about half that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-883347491521003521\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/883347491521003521\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Photo finish, @marcelkittel gagne devant @EBhagen ! \/ Kittel takes the win! #TDF2017 https:\/\/t.co\/pe2YmHmoIgJuly 7, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-1b9b5aa6-c25b-11f1-a7de-69652b3575ee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Demi Vollering seems to have been involved in more photo finishes than we can count, against Puck Pieterse at the Tour de France Femmes and Marlen Reusser at Dwars door Vlaanderen to name a couple.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">And of course there&#8217;s the iconic image of three riders all lunging for the line at the 2017 Milan-San Remo, though the actual winning margin wasn&#8217;t as tiny as the dramatic image led us to believe.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So ultra-tight photo finishes, especially ones where the margin is smaller than a centimetre, are still fairly rare in cycling history, but they certainly do happen, and sometimes the outcomes aren&#8217;t straightforward.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f3340-c245-11f1-b0a1-474aa6f440f9\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"two-winners-in-croatia-umag-classic-2026-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Two winners in Croatia \u2013 Umag Classic 2026<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5b1e-c25b-11f1-8386-09a5d31cf60b\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JB6WGqPsrUvWxp6fYM4wgJ.jpg\" alt=\"Istrian Spring series 2026 &amp;amp;ndash;&amp;amp;nbsp;men&amp;#039;s Umag Classic\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Mario Stiehl\/Istrian Spring)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f33a4-c245-11f1-8896-21a7f7045ef8\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Whilst the finish line technology can usually split the riders and decide a winner, even if it&#8217;s by one or two millimetres, there have been occasions where it&#8217;s simply impossible to decide a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In theory, there&#8217;s a slightly novel way to award the victory \u2013 more on that below \u2013 but very occasionally the organisers will just go for the obvious solution: declare two winners.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This is obviously a highly rare thing it sport, but it happened as recently as this spring in cycling, when the Umag Classic declared the race a tie, with Du\u0161an Rajovi\u0107 and Adam Brad\u00e1\u010d sharing the victory after lengthy studying of the photo finish couldn&#8217;t determine a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">They were both officially declared the winner, both earning the UCI points of a winner, and no second place was awarded.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This outcome is remarkably rare, though a similar thing did happen at the World Championships in 2010, albeit not for the win.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In the men&#8217;s U23 road race, the finish line photo couldn&#8217;t distinguish between Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin for third place, so the pair shared the bronze medal and both stood on the podium.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Unfortunately, they literally did have to share the bronze medal: there wasn&#8217;t a spare one knocking around, apparently, so the podium photos show them amusingly both grasping onto the medal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-063b0950-c246-11f1-a14d-81de82db4871\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/R7grhhq75NAS4kZ5Y5LJgn.jpg\" alt=\"The podium of the U23 men&amp;#039;s race at the World Championships 2010\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin sharing the bronze medal on the podium <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-063b09c8-c246-11f1-9cab-23f149dc0434\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The UCI rules outline for this provision of sharing of the top three placings at Olympic and World Championships, though they are remarkably unclear about what should be done in the event of a dead heat in any other race.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Kilometre-long sprint tie-breakers have been used before, though this is not officially outlined in the UCI rules anymore.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f33fe-c245-11f1-9300-6718b47c84fd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"yes-results-can-be-overturned-clasica-de-almeria-2026-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Yes, results can be overturned \u2013 Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda 2026<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5bbe-c25b-11f1-afbd-5126984f4c6f\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jextpwqT54oLLQVd3sQmTR.jpg\" alt=\"The photo finish from the 2026 men&amp;#039;s Clasica de Almeria\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Unibet Rose Rockets on X (@rockets_cycling))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f3462-c245-11f1-be1d-0b60f8838875\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The reason Giulio Ciccone might have held out some hope that his after-the-fact appeal might have had a positive outcome is that late changes are not unheard of. Results certainly can be overturned well after a race has taken place, as happened this year, a whopping nine days after the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda. That&#8217;s a long time spent studying the finish line photo.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In this case, it wasn&#8217;t for the victory, as Biniam Girmay had secured that by an undoubted margin, but for third place. Matteo Moschetti was originally declared the third-place finisher, but nine days later, Dylan Groenewegen was upgraded to third.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Changing the results outside of the winner so long after may seem unnecessary, but UCI points are up for grabs and teams and riders do take results like third extremely seriously. It does beg the question of how many lower results are awarded without such scrutiny, though.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f34c6-c245-11f1-a1f7-b900b9825954\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-one-tom-pidcock-still-doesn-39-t-agree-with-amstel-gold-race-2021-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The one Tom Pidcock still doesn&#8217;t agree with \u2013 Amstel Gold Race 2021<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5c4a-c25b-11f1-a04d-e136f930f6c8\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/84qKDcw9kcMJrnT57ouWZj.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Pidcock and Wout van Aert lunge for the line at the finish of Amstel Gold Race 2021\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f3520-c245-11f1-b7a1-cbc01ac57b63\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Just because a result goes one way officially doesn&#8217;t mean riders always agree with it morally. Just ask Tom Pidcock. He very, very narrowly lost out on an Amstel Gold Race win in 2021 after Wout van Aert was declared the winner by a margin of around six millimetres, later asking &#8220;But where is the finish line?&#8221; and then making reference to a &#8220;mis-placed photo finish&#8221; \u2013 though he later deleted the latter line from his social media.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">When he finally did win Amstel Gold in 2024, he joked that &#8220;I was going to say it\u2019s great to win for the second time but that might create some controversy&#8221; which, while in jest to a degree, does probably show that at least a small part of him still thinks he has a claim to being the &#8216;real&#8217; winner in 2021. 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class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Women&#8217;s Cycling<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Yes, the favourite won, but the Women&#8217;s World Championships road race was a thriller where everyone was racing for the win<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nL9WzQvccqENhvX5vvLLJR.jpg\" alt=\"Collage of Marianne Vos, Greg Lemond and Lizzie Deignan all wearing rainbow jerseys\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">The World Championships moments we will always remember \u2013 Iconic victories, crushing heartbreaks, dramatic twists, and more<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r5KEmG9Mw2xPBWCjLEGNcT.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Coquard sprints to his first-ever Grand Tour stage win on stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a: Bryan Coquard edges out Mads Pedersen to win crash-marred stage 8 as Tadej Poga\u010dar abandons<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMuUWVJevBGQAbjgrmcZyN.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) wins the elite men&amp;#039;s race at the 2026 UEC Road Cycling European Championships in Sencur, Slovenia. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">UEC European Championships: Remco Evenepoel snatches photo finish victory in the elite men&#8217;s race after two-man sprint<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Rules<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MoZrrkAaKdg9xzw2kyz27g.jpg\" alt=\"LEGNANO, ITALY - OCTOBER 05: A general view of Nico Denz of Germany, Davide Donati of Italy, Alexander Hajek of Austria, Gianni Moscon of Italy, Laurence Pithie of New Zealand, Giovanni Aleotti of Italy, Ben Zwiehoff of Germany and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe prior to the 107th Coppa Bernocchi 2026 a 178.1km one day race from Legnano to Legnano on October 05, 2026 in Legnano, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Safety<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;A serious incident, one we must not underestimate&#8217; \u2013 Coppa Bernocchi organisers respond after delivery van driver swung onto race route between groups<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p59YpMCG5WZBJibE7kTZnH.jpg\" alt=\"Marcel Camprubi (Pinarello Q36.5) during the 105th Tre Valli Varesine 2026 in Busto Varese, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Safety<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Sad that you have to risk your life to race&#8217; \u2013 Marcel Camprub\u00ed shows damage to his bike after being struck by vehicle at Tre Valli Varesine<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hx9CUzM2tng5sUM6sGUWXX.jpg\" alt=\"Alberto Bruttomesso (Bahrain Victorious)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Bahrain Victorious sprinter provisionally suspended by Italian anti-doping authority<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ew8FjwVVFWNdGp7PnvwmJk.jpg\" alt=\"Germ\u00e1n Gomez Becerra during a race in 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Doping<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Colombian pro racer Germ\u00e1n G\u00f3mez Becerra cleared of doping charges by ITA<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MW76VW5U8wTuyUmM3wvwWQ.jpg\" alt=\"Gold medalist Benjamin Noval and  Spanish Junior&amp;#039;s Coach, Eleuterio &amp;quot;Lute&amp;quot; Anguita (Right) after 2026 UCI Road World Championships Montreal 2026, Men Junior Road Race in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Rules<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Spanish DS ejected from World Championships after dramatic speeding on course during Benjam\u00edn Noval&#8217;s victory \u2013 Video<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LBQSz6XLdMDYBah39xAggH.jpg\" alt=\"SRAM pedal detailed view of Jonas Vingegaard&amp;#039;s bike\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] object-cover w-full h-full\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Safety<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">An end to the double triangle or a new bike weight limit? UCI announce a review of the Lugano Charter governing technical regulations<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"sponsored-post max-w-full [&amp;.sponsored-post--loaded+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden [&amp;[data-bordeaux-hook-loaded]+.sponsored-post--placeholder]:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\">\n            <span class=\"font-ui-heading bg-(--ad-slot-badge-bg-color) absolute text-xs font-bold leading-[14px] tracking-normal text-left text-white px-2.5 py-[5px] left-0 top-0 empty:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative bg-gray-200\"><\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold 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aperture like a normal photo, the finish line captures a single slice of the 4cm finish line tens of thousands of times per second, then renders each millisecond of time horizontally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel 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image is a reflection of the rider&#8217;s position in time, rather than in space like a normal photo or TV still, the technology can clearly emphasise really small margins.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-unit-2\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However, when the margins are absolutely tiny, sometimes even the finish line scan is unconvincing to some, or riders can question things about the calibration and set-up of the finish. Typically, there are two finish line cameras that the jury can consult in the event of a close finish.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pCawfm4gCDiwkCVKrshAXe.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel and Team Belgium and Giulio Ciccone and Team Italy sprint at finish line to win the gold medal during the 32nd UEC Road Cycling European Championships 2026 - Men&amp;#039;s Elite Road Race a 196.3km one day race from Ljubljana to Sencur on October 04, 2026 in Sencur, Slovenia. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UEC defends accuracy of photo finish at European Championships in response to Giulio Ciccone questioning technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VhauCtuE4NbH44neYj8Lfh.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel pips Giulio Ciccone to the European title in 2026 after a tight photo finish in Slovenia\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I&#8217;ve looked at the images hundreds of times&#8217; \u2013 Giulio Ciccone pleads for transparency as he questions controversial photo finish loss to Evenepoel at European Championships<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hBKXkBsi7rwycedA57aLmS.jpg\" alt=\"Elisa Longo Borghini, Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma during the 2026 Road World Championships women&amp;#039;s road race\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Yes, the favourite won, but the Women&#8217;s World Championships road race was a thriller where everyone was racing for the win<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">With the cameras capturing slices of the riders as they cross the finish line, these photos often don&#8217;t even show the finish line as the riders see it, so they certainly are vulnerable to questioning, even once the race jury has decided a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That&#8217;s what happened this week, when Giulio Ciccone called into question the accuracy and transparency of the photo finish at the end of the European Championships, where he was declared the runner-up behind Remco Evenepoel by less than four millimetres.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-zmS6HwoszrWvKDbn25H5mU\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-zmS6HwoszrWvKDbn25H5mU slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Despite the UEC providing not one but two photo finishes captured by the finish-line scanners, the nature of the technology means that the &#8216;finish line&#8217; is not visible in either image because the whole image is just slices of the finish line.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Ciccone said he struggled to reconcile this result with photos that do show the finish line \u2013 and, in his eyes, his front wheel crossing it first.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b589e-c25b-11f1-ba77-f96adeb58ca4\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VhauCtuE4NbH44neYj8Lfh.jpg\" alt=\"Remco Evenepoel pips Giulio Ciccone to the European title in 2026 after a tight photo finish in Slovenia\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The finish line photo from the UEC Road Championships elite men&#8217;s race showing Evenepoel ahead of Ciccone <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: UEC Cycling)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-1b9b592a-c25b-11f1-9083-1b3dd4ecb508\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So whilst the vast majority of photo finishes are decided without a hitch, what happens in the rare case where things aren&#8217;t straightforward? 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(Photo by Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] aspect-square size-[75px] object-cover shrink-0 rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">UEC European Championships: Remco Evenepoel snatches photo finish victory in the elite men&#8217;s race after two-man sprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">We looked back through the archives to answer those questions.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f3278-c245-11f1-b475-c984626a41f7\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-closest-photo-finishes-in-recent-memory-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The closest photo finishes in recent memory<\/h2>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-749996494455971840\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/749996494455971840\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OFFICIEL: @MarkCavendish remporte l&#8217;\u00e9tape sur le fil \/ @MarkCavendish wins! #TDF2016 https:\/\/t.co\/ttnTb5TeAjJuly 4, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-965f32dc-c245-11f1-884d-8756bc3480f4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">There are numerous examples of photo finishes every season, but only a few that make it into the category of feeling truly almost too close to call. The millimetre difference between Evenepoel and Ciccone in Slovenia at the weekend certainly makes it onto that list.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This season alone, a tiny margin separated Jensen Plowright and Wout van Aert on a stage of the Tour of Denmark, with the Belgian awarded the win after close inspection of the photo.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In 2023, Caleb Ewan tweeted that &#8220;I kinda think I won&#8221; after his win at the GP Monsere was overturned and given to Gerben Thijssen. Lotto Dstny filed an appeal at the time, but the result stood.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Going back further, Edvald Boasson Hagen narrowly losing to Marcel Kittel on a stage of the Tour de France seemed so close that the UCI might have to activate some long-retired dead heat protocol.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">A tight finish at Amstel Gold Race in 2021 sparked similar controversy to what we&#8217;re seeing with the Europeans. Mark Cavendish&#8217;s win over Andre Greipel on stage 3 of the 2016 Tour de France was also exceptionally close and hard to call.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">All of those examples saw margins of around 6mm \u2013 the gap between Evenepoel and Ciccone is estimated to be about half that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-883347491521003521\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/883347491521003521\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Photo finish, @marcelkittel gagne devant @EBhagen ! \/ Kittel takes the win! #TDF2017 https:\/\/t.co\/pe2YmHmoIgJuly 7, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-1b9b5aa6-c25b-11f1-a7de-69652b3575ee\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Demi Vollering seems to have been involved in more photo finishes than we can count, against Puck Pieterse at the Tour de France Femmes and Marlen Reusser at Dwars door Vlaanderen to name a couple.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">And of course there&#8217;s the iconic image of three riders all lunging for the line at the 2017 Milan-San Remo, though the actual winning margin wasn&#8217;t as tiny as the dramatic image led us to believe.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So ultra-tight photo finishes, especially ones where the margin is smaller than a centimetre, are still fairly rare in cycling history, but they certainly do happen, and sometimes the outcomes aren&#8217;t straightforward.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f3340-c245-11f1-b0a1-474aa6f440f9\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"two-winners-in-croatia-umag-classic-2026-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Two winners in Croatia \u2013 Umag Classic 2026<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5b1e-c25b-11f1-8386-09a5d31cf60b\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JB6WGqPsrUvWxp6fYM4wgJ.jpg\" alt=\"Istrian Spring series 2026 &amp;amp;ndash;&amp;amp;nbsp;men&amp;#039;s Umag Classic\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Mario Stiehl\/Istrian Spring)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f33a4-c245-11f1-8896-21a7f7045ef8\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Whilst the finish line technology can usually split the riders and decide a winner, even if it&#8217;s by one or two millimetres, there have been occasions where it&#8217;s simply impossible to decide a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In theory, there&#8217;s a slightly novel way to award the victory \u2013 more on that below \u2013 but very occasionally the organisers will just go for the obvious solution: declare two winners.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This is obviously a highly rare thing it sport, but it happened as recently as this spring in cycling, when the Umag Classic declared the race a tie, with Du\u0161an Rajovi\u0107 and Adam Brad\u00e1\u010d sharing the victory after lengthy studying of the photo finish couldn&#8217;t determine a winner.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">They were both officially declared the winner, both earning the UCI points of a winner, and no second place was awarded.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">This outcome is remarkably rare, though a similar thing did happen at the World Championships in 2010, albeit not for the win.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In the men&#8217;s U23 road race, the finish line photo couldn&#8217;t distinguish between Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin for third place, so the pair shared the bronze medal and both stood on the podium.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Unfortunately, they literally did have to share the bronze medal: there wasn&#8217;t a spare one knocking around, apparently, so the podium photos show them amusingly both grasping onto the medal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-063b0950-c246-11f1-a14d-81de82db4871\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/R7grhhq75NAS4kZ5Y5LJgn.jpg\" alt=\"The podium of the U23 men&amp;#039;s race at the World Championships 2010\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin sharing the bronze medal on the podium <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-063b09c8-c246-11f1-9cab-23f149dc0434\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The UCI rules outline for this provision of sharing of the top three placings at Olympic and World Championships, though they are remarkably unclear about what should be done in the event of a dead heat in any other race.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Kilometre-long sprint tie-breakers have been used before, though this is not officially outlined in the UCI rules anymore.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f33fe-c245-11f1-9300-6718b47c84fd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"yes-results-can-be-overturned-clasica-de-almeria-2026-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Yes, results can be overturned \u2013 Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda 2026<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5bbe-c25b-11f1-afbd-5126984f4c6f\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jextpwqT54oLLQVd3sQmTR.jpg\" alt=\"The photo finish from the 2026 men&amp;#039;s Clasica de Almeria\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Unibet Rose Rockets on X (@rockets_cycling))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f3462-c245-11f1-be1d-0b60f8838875\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The reason Giulio Ciccone might have held out some hope that his after-the-fact appeal might have had a positive outcome is that late changes are not unheard of. Results certainly can be overturned well after a race has taken place, as happened this year, a whopping nine days after the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda. That&#8217;s a long time spent studying the finish line photo.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In this case, it wasn&#8217;t for the victory, as Biniam Girmay had secured that by an undoubted margin, but for third place. Matteo Moschetti was originally declared the third-place finisher, but nine days later, Dylan Groenewegen was upgraded to third.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Changing the results outside of the winner so long after may seem unnecessary, but UCI points are up for grabs and teams and riders do take results like third extremely seriously. It does beg the question of how many lower results are awarded without such scrutiny, though.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-965f34c6-c245-11f1-a1f7-b900b9825954\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-one-tom-pidcock-still-doesn-39-t-agree-with-amstel-gold-race-2021-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The one Tom Pidcock still doesn&#8217;t agree with \u2013 Amstel Gold Race 2021<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b9b5c4a-c25b-11f1-a04d-e136f930f6c8\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/84qKDcw9kcMJrnT57ouWZj.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Pidcock and Wout van Aert lunge for the line at the finish of Amstel Gold Race 2021\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-965f3520-c245-11f1-b7a1-cbc01ac57b63\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Just because a result goes one way officially doesn&#8217;t mean riders always agree with it morally. Just ask Tom Pidcock. He very, very narrowly lost out on an Amstel Gold Race win in 2021 after Wout van Aert was declared the winner by a margin of around six millimetres, later asking &#8220;But where is the finish line?&#8221; and then making reference to a &#8220;mis-placed photo finish&#8221; \u2013 though he later deleted the latter line from his social media.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">When he finally did win Amstel Gold in 2024, he joked that &#8220;I was going to say it\u2019s great to win for the second time but that might create some controversy&#8221; which, while in jest to a degree, does probably show that at least a small part of him still thinks he has a claim to being the &#8216;real&#8217; winner in 2021. Even with all the technology we have now, photo finishes still can&#8217;t convince everyone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-231e651c-c246-11f1-aa2b-217111fc496a\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for comprehensive race coverage of the UCI Gravel World Championships, alongside the final Monument of the season, Il Lombardia. Subscribers get unlimited access to exclusive analysis from our expert columnists, in-depth features and industry-leading tech insight. 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