The Giro d'Italia 2020 edition has been postponed and a new date for the race, if there is one, is set to be announced at some point after April 3rd.
In a statement, below, the race organisers said the authorities in Hungary, where the first stages of the event were due to be held in May, had declared a state of emergency.
This was due to the coronavirus COVID-19 and meant it was "impossible to organise international events there".
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The Giro organisers also said they had considered the situation with the virus in Italy and internationally and had decided to postpone this year's race as a result.
"RCS Sport, having taken note of the international and national situation, announces that the date of the 2020 Giro d’Italia is thereby postponed," it said in a statement.
"The new date will be announced no earlier than 3 April when the (emergency lockdown – Ed) provisions of the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic of March 4th will end."
RCS Sport added it would set a new data "only after having consulted with the appropriate representatives of the Italian Government, local and territorial authorities and Italian and international sports institutions".
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