Behind The Scene: Staging A North American Race
January 5th, 2010 admin
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Message by NONE Theres a tremendous amount of buzz lately over the very real possibility of the Giro dItalia coming to North America. Cycling promoters and municipal authorities in Washington, D.C., collectively known as the 2012 Giro d’Italia Working Group, are holding talks with race owners RCS Sport, hoping to bring the Grand Tour to the U.S. capital.
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