The coronavirus pandemic has forced the rescheduling of the Tour de France away from its traditional summer slot that sees millions of French and ...
26 Aug 2020 09:09AMPARIS: The coronavirus pandemic has forced the rescheduling of the Tour de France away from its traditional summer slot that sees millions of French and tourists alike swarming to watch cycling's greatest race.
Health and safety protocols for riders and teams involve them being kept in a bubble and tested several times, with the smallest possible interaction between respective bubbles. The so-called"caravan" of vehicles for organisers, teams, officials, journalists and sponsors is also down by 35 per cent to 40 per cent, according to Prudhomme."There is a lot less plastic that will be handed out, something we've been working on for several years," Prudhomme said, adding that all organisers' cars this year are hybrids for the first time.
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