According to French Le Parisien and Spanish Efe, the organizer has contacted the mayor on the stages to explore the interest in postponing the race because of the corona pandemic.
According to the new plan, it is sketched to start the race in Nice on July 25 and finish in Paris on August 16. The original plan is for the race to be decided June 27 - July 19. When the Olympics were postponed one year, the calendar window is open.
Last week, tour general Christian Prudhomme ruled out running the race without crowds, due to the deteriorating PR value of the tourism industry.
At least 1.3 to have a tour finish- It is better to have the Tour de France in August than not to have it or to arrange it without a crowd, says a mayor to Efe.
- It is not a problem for us to postpone the competition for a month if the health situation has improved. We can keep planning, says Mayor Michel Villa, whose city of Privas will have the finish of stage five.
Having a Tour de France start costs around SEK 870,000, while a finish costs at least SEK 1.3 million.
The Tour de France should have set May 15 as the deadline for decisions.