PARIS: The Paris-Roubaix one-day cycling race will not take place on April 11 as planned due to the COVID-19 situation, Le Parisien paper reported on its website on Wednesday.
The 2020 edition of the 'Queen of the Classics' race was also postponed once before being cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.Organisers declined to comment about this year's race when contacted by Reuters. Paris-Roubaix is the third 'Monument' classic of the season after Milan-Sanremo, which has already taken place, the Tour of Flanders, and before Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Giro di Lombardia.Earlier this year the International Cycling Union , the sport's governing body, decided to extend the season by two weeks until Oct. 31.It leaves the Oct. 24 and Oct 31 slots open for Paris-Roubaix, which is also due to hold its first women's edition.
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