Cycling: Only 5,000 spectators allowed onto Champs-Elysees for Tour de France final stage

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PARIS (REUTERS) - Only 5,000 spectators will be granted access to the Champs-Elysees to watch Sunday's finale of the Tour de France due to health protocols that have been put in place to control the spread of Covid-19, local authorities said on Thursday (Sept 17).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PARIS - Only 5,000 spectators will be granted access to the Champs-Elysees to watch Sunday's finale of the Tour de France due to health protocols that have been put in place to control the spread of Covid-19, local authorities said on Thursday .

"The access to the Champs-Elysees will be forbidden once the tally of 5,000 people will be reached," authorities said in a statement.The final stage is generally won by a sprinter, without any impact on the general classification. On Thursday, France registered 10,593 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, setting a new daily record and pushing the cumulative number to 415,481, the health ministry reported.

 

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