The International Bicycle Association has now announced the new competition calendar. There will be three full months from August 1st to October 31st.
Tour de France : August 29-September 20 (original dates June 27-July 19)
Giro d'Italia : October 3-25 (original dates May 9-31)
Vuelta a España : October 20-November 8 (original dates August 14-September 6)
The "La Course by le Tour de France", the women's one-day race during the Tour de France, was actually scheduled for July 19 on the main street of Champs-Élysées in central Paris. Instead, the race is now run during the opening day of the Tour de France.
For "Vueltan", which was first conducted in 1935, the displacement means that it will be the last edition of the competition ever. In addition, at the request of the organizer, three stages will be deleted. It is unique - since 1986 "Vueltan" has always had at least 21 stages.