Cycling news - Matteo Trentin wants Grand Tours merged into 'one-shot event'

Updated 26/03/2020 at 11:34 GMT

Matteo Trentin has suggested all three 2020 Grand Tours should be combined together to form a 21-stage race across Italy, France and Spain.

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The Giro d’Italia has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana could follow suit.

There has been speculation that the three-week races could be moved into the autumn, if the situation has improved by then, or shortened to fit into the calendar.

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However, Italian rider Trentin is in favour of a “one-shot event to restart all together”.

"Why not organize only one GT this year? Start in Rome, passing through Madrid, finish in Paris. All the best on the start and a great way to reunite all the people with a bike race after this horrible time," Trentin wrote on Twitter.

"To be more clear. Normal race length. 21 stages, 7 (France), 7 (Italy), 7 (Spain), 2 rest [days]. And most important: is one shot event. To restart all together. 2021 back on normal business."

France's sports minister Roxana Maracineanu has said it is of “paramount importance” that the Tour de France goes ahead.

The race is currently scheduled to run from June 27 - July 19 while the Vuelta is planned to start on August 16.