The Tour de France has been postponed a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide lockdown will continue until May 11 and a ban on public gatherings will extend to mid-July.
Spectators watch cyclists compete in the fourth stage of the Tour de France in eastern France last July. Organizers say the 2020 race will be postponed, though new dates have not been set.Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images
Spectators watch cyclists compete in the fourth stage of the Tour de France in eastern France last July. Organizers say the 2020 race will be postponed, though new dates have not been set.The Tour de France has been postponed a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that a strict nationwide lockdown willThe three-week cycling race had been slated to begin June 27 in Nice and end in Paris on July 19.
"Given that it's now impossible that the Tour starts at its planned date, we are consulting with the to try and find new dates," race organizers told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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