Cycling: Hope and expectation as Tour de France starts in COVID-19 shadow

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The Tour de France rolls out from the French Riviera on Saturday, two months later than planned and under the shadow of a coronavirus pandemic ...

NICE, France: The Tour de France rolls out from the French Riviera on Saturday , two months later than planned and under the shadow of a coronavirus pandemic which could still shatter hopes of the world's greatest bike race making it to the Paris finish line in three weeks' time.

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.Centre of attention: Defending champion Egan Bernal attends a training session on Friday, Aug 28, 2020. Lotto-Soudal's diminutive Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan, who stands at 1.65m, is a red hot favourite to win the opener after three stage wins in 2019."Stage 1 is not too hard for me, it'll be cool and maybe rainy, which suits me."

 

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