I've looked in my Dutch sources, but found no mention of it... In 1988 the Giro was not yet considered important enough for Dutch readers. I found another noteworthy thing however: the route of the eighth stage of 1989 was changed because American president George H. W. Bush  was visiting Rome. (source) In case you also want to do something with the 1989 article, and need some facts to throw in the soup ;)  (Talk · Contribs)