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UCI president, Brian Cookson, praised the Giro d'Italia organisers for their choice of route for the 2015 edition of the race.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Brian Cookson, International Cycling Union President:

"I think we've got an absolutely classic Giro route there, I think we're gonna have some wonderful performances, some good flat stages for the sprinters, some medium mountain stages for the breakaway experts, some great summit finishes, really hard mountain stages and a very long time by the modern standards. I think that's going to be absolutely critical."

SOUNDBITE (English) Brian Cookson, International Cycling Union President:

"The European season has been fantastic, I think we have seen some fantastic winners, some new talent come through, we've seen some older riders restored to their greatest days so I am confident we're gonna have great season next year as well."