Michele Acquarone defends himself after losing Giro d'Italia job

Michele Acquarone, press conference, Milan, December 2013

Michele Acquarone hit back after Giro d'Italia organiser RCS Mediagroup fired him yesterday. He said in a press conference today in Milan that he feels like a scapegoat. The organiser is in the midst of a €13million fraud investigation.

"I've always tried to do everything with transparency in these years. It's hard to even be here at this point," Acquarone told press in Milan.

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