Tour de France working on new start date eNCA
The Tour de France was originally slated to start from Nice with a caravan of around 4,500 people on June 27 and arrive in Paris July 19.PARIS - Tour de France organisers are working feverishly in the shadows to find a new start date for cycling's biggest stage race after public gatherings were banned until mid-July in the latest extension of the French cornavirus lockdown.
So far organisers Amoury Sports Organisation have remained silent publicly, but several mayors of the French towns along the planned route say they have been consulted on the matter of the new date. Tour director Christian Prudhomme has said previously that riders would need two clear months after the lockdown ended to get ready for the race, which is no longer possible given the May 11 extension.ASO's reorganisation task is massive for an event with 21 start towns, 21 finish lines and over 3000km of route and 500,000 roadside fans per day.
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