Astonishing scenes at the Milan-San Remo classic in northern Italy on Sunday as heavy snowfall caused a 55-km (33-mile) chunk of the race to be abandoned.
Frozen racers climbed off their bikes after 117km (70 miles) due to treacherous conditions up ahead on the Passo del Turchino.
With ice covering their helmets and faces distorted by the cold, the riders were then taken to the coastal town of Cogoleto, where they remounted their bikes 126km from the finish.
See photos taken by riders on their buses and general shots of the conditions.
http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8573209/
Thanks to Ron de Haan for this link