Giro d'Italia race director Michele Acquarone continues suspension

Michele Acquarone, Giro d'Italia director

Giro d'Italia preparations continue without the race's chief, Michele Acquarone. Organiser RCS Sport sent a delegation to Dublin on Thursday to meet Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny and to plan next year's opening stages.

The Giro d'Italia starts in Belfast on May 9 and travels to Dublin in its first three days before returning home. Acquarone secured the 2014 start but was unable to make last week's trip due to an ongoing investigation into missing funds, which newspaper Milano Finanzia reported at £10.8m (€13m).

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.