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Adriatica Ionica Race cancelled just 16 hours before start

Adriatica Ionica Race cancelled just 16 hours before start


The Adriatica Ionica Race was cancelled just 16 hours before the Italian stage race was due to start on Friday, after a dispute between race organiser Moreno Argentin and local authorities and the Italian Lega del Ciclismo Professionistico, who refused to issue final permission for the race to go ahead. 

Former World Champion Argentin and the Lega del Ciclismo Professionistico blamed each other for the farcical collapse of the race, sparking a polemica in Italy about race organisation, race broadcasting and sports politics.  

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