Overview
- Organizer Adriano Amici cited a very tense climate and too many dangers, noting the five‑lap finishing circuit would offer multiple chances to disrupt the race.
- The one‑day event is scheduled for 4 October over 199 kilometers from Mirandola to Bologna.
- The decision follows recent pro‑Palestinian demonstrations at the Vuelta a España, where authorities abandoned the final Madrid stage after mass protests.
- Bologna city councillor Roberta Li Calzi welcomed the exclusion and thanked organizers for their sensitivity.
- The team had not commented at publication, as sponsor Premier Tech presses for a name and flag change and the squad remains listed for other Italian races, including Il Lombardia on 11 October.