The 2020 edition of Paris-Roubaix canceled due to the coronavirus

Paris-Roubaix will finally not take place in 2020. -

This is news that will hurt fans of slush, suffering and paved roads.

Yes, the 2020 edition of Paris-Roubaix, the queen of classic cycling, has been canceled at the request of the authorities due to the coronavirus, the organizing company (ASO) announced on Friday.

Initially scheduled for last spring, then postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Paris-Roubaix will finally not take place in 2020. At the request of the authorities, ASO, the organizer, announced the cancellation of the race , scheduled for October 25. @ the team

- Lunzenfichter Alain (@ALunzenfichter) October 9, 2020

The race, already postponed from April, was to take place on October 25.

The reason could not be simpler: the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL) has been placed in a maximum alert zone by the Minister of Health Olivier Véran as part of the fight against the spread of the coronavirus.

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