Sylvan Adams, the man behind both the Giro d’Italia’s start in Israel and also the Israel Cycling Academy, has all but confirmed that the latter team will be taking part in the Italian Grand Tour next May. “I am the person who brought the Giro to Israel, and because of my ownership in Israel Cycling Academy, to me, the projects are intertwined,” he told CyclingTips in a detailed Q&A interview.
“We made an application to RCS to participate in the Giro and our application, I understand, has been very, very well received. I’m very confident that we will be racing… they haven’t made the official announcement so I guess it’s never as certain until they make the announcement. But we’re … let’s put it this way; we are very confident that we will be racing in our first Grand Tour on home soil.”
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