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2020 Giro d'Italia, Features, News - July 24, 2020

The 2020 Giro will get underway with four stages in Sicily

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Giro d’Italia organizers have unveiled details of the newly redesigned start of this year’s race, which will open with four stages in Sicily after plans for a Grande Partenza in Hungary were scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 103rd edition of the race will see the Giro start in Sicily for the ninth time …

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Report: Tour de France to run in August, Vuelta in September, Giro in October

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Spanish newspaper Marca reports that revised dates have been set for this season’s three Grand Tours. According to the daily sports paper, race organisers are planning for the Tour de France to be moved to August 2-25 (from June 27-July 19), the Vuelta a Espana to be shifted back from August to September, and the …

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The 2020 Giro d’Italia has been postponed

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Giro d’Italia organizers RCS Sport have announced that the 2020 edition of the race, initially set to start on May 9, has been postponed. The news that the event as a whole would not take place on the previously planned dates came on Friday following an announcement that the opening stages in Hungary would be …

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Milano-Sanremo, other Italian races at risk of cancellation due to coronavirus

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Milano-Sanremo is among a growing list of sporting events at risk of cancellation following recent reports of over two hundred cases of coronavirus in Italy. “The situation in Italy is really difficult. Our first concerns are the Tirreno-Adriatico and above all the Milano-Sanremo scheduled in less than a month,” Mauro Vegni, director of cycling at …

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Lucas Hamilton, Australia’s most mellow Grand Tour hope

Lucas Hamilton mightn’t yet be Australian road cycling’s biggest star, but he could well be on his way. After a breakout 2019 season, including a particularly impressive Giro d’Italia, Hamilton appears to be on an exciting trajectory. Hamilton is heading back to the Giro this year — again in support of Simon Yates — but …

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2020 Giro d'Italia RSS

The 2020 Giro will get underway with four stages in Sicily

Report: Tour de France to run in August, Vuelta in September, Giro in October

The 2020 Giro d’Italia has been postponed

Milano-Sanremo, other Italian races at risk of cancellation due to coronavirus

Lucas Hamilton, Australia’s most mellow Grand Tour hope

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