Cycling: Belgium holds virtual Tour of Flanders as coronavirus shuts down main event

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BRUSSELS: Belgium's famed Tour of Flanders cycle race went virtual on Sunday (Apr 5) after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, with ...

BRUSSELS: Belgium's famed Tour of Flanders cycle race went virtual on Sunday after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, with 12 cyclists pedalling it out in isolation on stationary bikes hooked up to a video-game recreation of the Belgian countryside.

Racing in full cycle gear and sweating from home, Belgian Greg Van Avermaet won the first ever virtual Tour of Flanders, which is normally the second of five"Monument" classics in the season including races in France and Italy.

 

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