The Italian Olympic Committee has asked its national sports federations to cancel all competitions taking place this weekend out of reverence for Pope John Paul II, who died on Saturday evening aged 84. Alongside other disciplines such as football and basketball, the president of the Italian cycling federation has therefore decided to postpone all the races scheduled for this weekend to a later date.
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