Cycling news - Union Europeenne de Cyclisme postpones European championships by a year

ByReuters

Updated 02/05/2020 at 11:21 GMT

The road cycling European championships scheduled for September in the Italian province of Trentino have been postponed by a year amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Union Europeenne de Cyclisme (UEC) said on Saturday.

The Peloton rides in the Men's Road Race during the road cycling on Day Eleven of the European Championships Glasgow 2018

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In a statement released by the UEC, the organisation said:

Due to the difficult situation affecting the whole world... the European Road Championships in Trentino [Italy] from 9 to 13 September will be postponed to 2021 and will be held in the same city.

With elite racing suspended until August 1, the sport's flagship race, the Tour de France, was moved to August 29-September 20.

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