Bugno critical of Giro di Padania for mixing politics and sport

Gianni Bugno, head of the professional riders’ union (CPA), has said that the contentious Giro di Padania should never have been allowed to take place and decried the way in which it has mixed sport with politics.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is 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.