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Tour de France postponed due to virus restrictions

15 April 2020, 4:10 pm
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The Tour de France will take place from August 29 to September 20, organizers announce Wednesday, postponing the race originally slated to start on June 27 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The new dates, the latest ever for the Tour founded in 1903, follow French President Emmanuel Macron’s extension on Monday of a ban on public gatherings until mid-July.

It’s the first time since the end of World War II that the race is not starting in July.

The new dates move the three-week race out of its traditional slot during the summer holidays where festive roadside crowds of around 12 million would be expected.

In this file photo taken on July 14, 2019 France’s Julian Alaphilippe, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey (C) rides in the pack during the ninth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Etienne and Brioude. (Jeff Pachoud / AFP)

–Agencies

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