Staging the Tour de France this year despite the novel coronavirus pandemic was vital for road cycling, the race's director Christian Prudhomme ...
Staging the Tour de France this year despite the novel coronavirus pandemic was vital for road cycling, the race's director Christian Prudhomme said on Wednesday.
"Everyone in the world of cycling supported the idea, even those who usually don't like us. Some teams said they would have to close down without the Tour in 2020.Sponsors usually invest in cycling teams for the broad TV exposure and the Tour de France is one of the world's most watched events, after the Summer Olympics and the soccer World Cup.
The 2020 summer holidays are due to end on Sept. 1 in France, where public events have been banned until mid-July although French president Emmanuel Macron said the confinement would be progressively lifted from May 11.
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