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Gaviria sprints to 5th without a saddle – CyclingTips

No saddle, no problem. Well, maybe a small problem.

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File this one under “unusual.”
Some sort of incident, the specifics of which remain unknown at time of publishing, left Colombian sprinter Fernando Gaviria without a saddle for the Giro d’Italia’s sprint finish into Verona on Friday. The lack of a perch didn’t slow Gaviria down too much, though, as he still crossed the line in 5th.
Finish line shots show a seatpost with no saddle attached as Gaviria sprinted down the straight run-in to the finish. He appears to be seated as late as 500 meters to…

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