The peloton in action at Stage I of the Le Tour de France in Brussels, July 9, 2019. — Reuters pic
PARIS, April 2 — Cycling’s shutdown was extended until June on Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning French one-week stage race the Criterium du Dauphine will be postponed, organisers announced.The Criterium was to have started in Clermont Ferrand on May 31, while the only remaining key Tour de France warm-up race not yet postponed is the Tour de Suisse.“The priority is the health of the nation,” insisted ASO president Christian Prudhomme.
The president of the International Cycling Union David Lappartient made the announcement of the extended suspension on Wednesday. The UCI says it is preparing a new potential calendar taking into account different scenarios and will present it in the coming weeks.
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