Cycling is gradually coming to a halt too. The Hungarian government announced on Friday the cancellation of the May 9 start in Budapest of the Tour of Italy and the two other stages of the cycling race planned in Hungary, due to the epidemic of coronavirus.
"Hungary will not be able to organize the first three stages of the Giro d'Italia", from May 9 to 11, said on his Facebook page Mariusz Revesz, delegate for the organization of the tests within the Hungarian government, who said that he had informed his Italian counterparts. "The objective of the two parties is to start the Giro in Hungary later," he wrote again, without specifying whether the entire race was postponed.
Keeping the rest of the race in Italy more than hypothetical
After Hungary, the initial route of the Giro 2020 provided for an air transfer to Sicily and then a return to the north of Italy with a scheduled arrival in Milan on May 31. This seems more than hypothetical today. Italy, one of the countries most affected by Covid-19, has placed the entire territory in containment since the beginning of the week. The peninsula has more than 1,000 deaths.
For their part, the organizers of Paris-Nice, which is taking place at the moment, have announced the cancellation of the last stage scheduled for Sunday. The classifications will be stopped Saturday evening of the mountain stage of La Colmiane (Alpes-Maritimes), the only arrival at the top of the event.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: In concert with the authorities, the Union Cycliste Internationale and the City of Nice, the Paris-Nice organizers have decided to judge the final finish of the event tomorrow Saturday at the end of the 7th stage in Valdeblore Colmiane.
- Paris-Nice (@ParisNice) March 13, 2020“It is a logical decision in relation to the crowds expected during the last stage. Even if we had taken measures to distance the public, "said Christian Prudhomme, the race director, adding that the decision had been taken in consultation with the prefectural authorities and sports authorities (teams and UCI).
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