Admin I Sunday, Sept 28, 2025
BOLOGNA, Italy—Cycling team Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) has been excluded from the upcoming Giro dell’Emilia one-day race on October 4th, with organizers citing “public security” as the reason for the decision.
Adriano Amici, president of the organizing body GS Emilia, told the AFP news agency that the team “will unfortunately not be present at our race” and that the decision was necessary due to “too much danger for both the Israel Tech riders and others.”
Amici explained that the route’s structure heightened the risk of disruption. “The race’s final circuit is run five times so the possibility of the race being disrupted is very high,” he said.
While expressing regret from a sporting viewpoint, Amici stressed that public safety had to take precedence.
“It’s a decision I regret having to make from a sporting perspective, but I had no other choice for public safety,” he stated.
The 2024 Giro dell’Emilia, which was won by cycling superstar Tadej Pogačar, is scheduled to cover 199\text{ km} (123.7 miles) from Mirandola to Bologna in northern Italy.
