Ten meters: the distance rule between two bikes has been set for cyclists who are now authorized to ride under conditions, to the satisfaction of the French Cycling Federation (FFC). "The most important point is the possibility for each practitioner to find a cycling activity, on road or on paths for mountain biking", declared Monday to AFP Michel Callot, president of the FFC, which has issued guides for the individual and collective practice of its different activities.
A ceiling of 10 people every ten meters
“Collective activities are allowed while respecting a ceiling of ten people and the space of ten meters. We are coming out of a period of isolation and being able to find a club activity, even if it is very specific, has a real stake, it is to facilitate the return to an animation, a dynamic, "added Michel Callot who account of the ban on competitions until the end of July.
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Until then, "we will move towards directed training to arrive at simulations of confrontations," said the president of the FFC. For the elite, Michel Callot announced the partial reopening of the national velodrome of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Yvelines) for the best French sprinters "in June". "The French Championships scheduled for early August will certainly be postponed," said the president of the FFC.
"Getting to confrontation simulations"
As for the France Road Championships, scheduled for the second half of August in Plumelec (Morbihan) a week before the start of the Tour de France, he expressed his hope of being able to keep them on this date. "Our job is to do everything to ensure that the French Championships take place in the best possible conditions and in compliance with health rules", he said without setting a deadline for making decisions on their maintenance, their postponement at the end of the season or their cancellation, the three hypotheses in progress.
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