Leading riders today decided to continue with this year's Giro d'Italia race after Italian police found banned anabolic steroids in raids on team hotels on Wednesday.
Organisers had earlier cancelled today’s 18th stage of the race, cycling's second most prestigious tour after the Tour de France, when riders called an emergency meeting to discuss whether to abandon this year's race.
After the cyclists held a meeting for much of the day, Enrico Ingrilli, the president of the Italian riders association, said the riders had decided to continue with the tour on Friday.
The race is due to finish in Milan on June 10th after 21 stages.