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Sacked Giro d’Italia director Acquarone cleared after six-year fraud investigation

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Michele Acquarone, former director of the Giro d’Italia cycling race, has been cleared following a six-year fraud investigation.

The ruling by Milan’s District Court has cleared Acquarone’s name six years after he was sacked by RCS Media Group, the parent company of race organiser and promoter RCS Sport.

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