Giulio Ciccone calls for transparency after controversial photo finish loss to Remco Evenepoel

Giulio Ciccone of Italy has called for transparency and clarity following his narrow defeat to Belgium's Remco Evenepoel in the elite men's road race at the European Championships in Slovenia. The victory was decided by a controversial photo finish after a tight two-up sprint, which crowned Evenepoel as the champion.

The official timing showed that Ciccone missed out on the European title by an extremely slim margin of just 0.0028 seconds. Nearly 24 hours after the race, the Italian rider expressed his ongoing thoughts on the matter via Instagram, where he questioned the final decision.

According to Ciccone, the photo finish images appeared to show what was close to a dead heat, with Evenepoel securing the victory by only a matter of millimetres. The close result has prompted the Italian cyclist to plead for more transparency regarding how the winner was determined.