Bugno says Pellizotti and Di Luca are paying for UCI conflict

Gianni Bugno, the head of the professional riders' union (CPA), has said that Franco Pellizotti and Danilo Di Luca are struggling to find teams for 2011 because they have been in direct conflict with the UCI.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.