“The final decision needs to be made now and we see that we have a serious situation with a high spread of infection in society.

In that situation, moving the races is the only decision we can make. ”

The race will have several infection control measures;

"These include infection-proof flows in the depots and adaptations of the start and finish area to avoid congestion," the organizer writes in the press release.

"We work hard with protocols and guidelines to secure the races," says marketing manager Oskar Sundblad.