Cycling news - Christian Prudhomme ‘hopeful’ Tour will go ahead
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Published 16/03/2020 at 12:29 GMT
The director of the Tour de France Christian Prudhomme remains hopeful that the Tour de France will proceed as expected despite the coronavirus outbreak.
Christian Prudhomme of France Director of Le Tour de France / during the 107th Tour de France 2020 - Route Presentation / Le Palais des Congres / Route Announcement / #TDF2020 / on October 15, 2019 in Paris, France.
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Prudhomme told RMC radio that it makes “perfect sense” to cancel sport across the country for the foreseeable future, including April, meaning the highlight of the spring calendar is likely to fall foul of coronavirus.
“All sports are currently being cancelled,” the director of the Tour de France told radio station RMC.
“I don’t think much will change in April. And that makes perfect sense.”
“Let’s be honest, I don’t think it will be feasible,” Prudhomme added, insisting that the fight against coronavirus was a shared responsibility.
There is a chance but we also have to show a sense of responsibility. Cycling is no different from the rest.
However, he did add that there is still time to potentially fight the virus but also run the Tour de France as scheduled.
“It is still more than a hundred days until the start of the Tour. The hunger for the race will be immense once activities are resumed,” Prudhomme said.
The 2020 Tour de France Grand Depart is scheduled for June 27 in Nice.
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