The news fell this Thursday morning and forced the organizers of the Tour de France 2020 and the authorities to adapt their copy once again. With the passage to the “high vulnerability” red level of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic, departures and arrivals this weekend in Nice will take place “almost behind closed doors”, announced the prefect. of the Alpes-Maritimes in the afternoon.
Only two grandstands capable of accommodating 50 people each will be installed at these times and blackout panels will keep the public away. “On the start and finish line, there will be no spectator”, and onlookers along the route will have to be masked, explained Bernard Gonzalez, in the presence of the LR mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi and the director of the Christian Prudhomme race.
"Everything will be done so that the public does not remain agglutinated"
In the Côte d'Azur mountain stages, the measures are also adapted. “The vehicles will be stopped at the bottom of the passes and everything will be done so that the public does not remain congested. We are going to disperse the groups of people who could be formed, ”the prefect also specified.
“The city and Amaury sport organization [ASO] had anticipated, pointed out for his part the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi. We have declined a scenario that will change from what we knew but, nevertheless, the event will take place. This Thursday evening, the festivities must begin with the presentation of the teams in front of 1,000 spectators, instead of 1,700 as announced earlier.
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