Coronavirus Outbreak: Tour de France can be held without roadside spectators, if not postponed, says French sports minister
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Tour de France can be held without roadside spectators, if not postponed, says French sports minister

Firstpost  

It is too soon to decide whether the Tour de France can go ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic, but if it does it may be without roadside spectators in order to minimise infection risk, the French sports minister said. Paris: It is too soon to decide whether the Tour de France can go ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic, but if it does it may be without roadside spectators in order to minimise infection risk, the French sports minister said. Let us focus on this mountain in front of us and then consider what’s next,” French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu wrote on Twitter. In an interview with radio station France Bleu late on Wednesday, Maracineanu said that one option would be to organise a Tour without roadside spectators.

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Tour de France 2022: Racers pull out due to new Covid hit, mass tests loom
2 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2022: Racers pull out due to new Covid hit, mass tests loom

Firstpost  

Champion Tadej Pogacar said after Saturday’s stage that he fears Covid-19 could wreak havoc on this year’s Tour. Aigle: Covid-19 forced Frenchman Guillaume Martin out of the Tour de France on Sunday, a day after the first pair of cases were reported on the race. The Tour de France doctor told AFP at Aigle Sunday that the entire peloton would …

French Open players given one hour daily to spent time outside bubble
3 years, 7 months ago

French Open players given one hour daily to spent time outside bubble

The Hindu  

Players at the French Open will be allowed a daily one-hour window outside their social-distancing bubble, tournament organizers said Wednesday. Guy Forget, the director of the clay-court Grand Slam, said players will have the chance to get out for a jog or enjoy some fresh air during their stay in the French capital despite coronavirus restrictions. Insisting players are “extremely …

French sports minister says professional sport to continue even as nation goes into second lockdown
4 years, 2 months ago

French sports minister says professional sport to continue even as nation goes into second lockdown

Firstpost  

Sports minister Roxana Maracineanu’s announcement came just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron said a new coronavirus lockdown would be introduced until at least 1 December. Paris: Professional sports tournaments in France can continue despite the country being ordered into a second national lockdown, said sports minister Roxana Maracineanu early Thursday. Her announcement came just hours after French President Emmanuel …

France has ‘lost control’ of coronavirus, doctor warns, as Europe wrestles with big second wave
4 years, 2 months ago

France has ‘lost control’ of coronavirus, doctor warns, as Europe wrestles with big second wave

LA Times  

A French doctor warned Monday that his country has “lost control of the epidemic,” a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases and as nations across Europe enact more sweeping restrictions to try to slow surging infection rates. In France, Dr. Jean-François Delfraissy, president of the scientific council that advises the French government on the coronavirus, …

Coronavirus again slashes French Open crowd sizes; now just 1,000
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus again slashes French Open crowd sizes; now just 1,000

India TV News  

Already repeatedly trimmed, crowd sizes for the French Open have been reduced again — to just 1,000 spectators per day — because of the worsening coronavirus epidemic in Paris. The new limit, reduced from 5,000 per day, was first announced by Prime Minster Jean Castex on Thursday night. His office confirmed Friday that the reduction relates only to spectators, not …

Tour de France: Team staff, race director test positive for Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour de France: Team staff, race director test positive for Covid-19

The Hindu  

Four teams at the Tour de France face a nervous week after each learning on Tuesday that a staff member had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as one more positive within a week would see the whole team excluded from the race. French health authorities and organisers Amaury Sport Organisation have said that should two members of a team, …

Tour de France: Race director Christian Prudhomme tests positive for coronavirus as all teams cleared to continue
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour de France: Race director Christian Prudhomme tests positive for coronavirus as all teams cleared to continue

The Independent  

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All Jumbo-Visma cyclists negative for Covid-19; Go-ahead for Tour de France
4 years, 4 months ago

All Jumbo-Visma cyclists negative for Covid-19; Go-ahead for Tour de France

NL Times  

Good news for the Jumbo-Visma team participating in the Tour de France, as all its cyclists tested negative for the coronavirus during the first day of rest. At the same time, Tour director Christian Prudhomme tested positive for the virus. The organization for the Tour de France had all participating cyclists tested for an active infection of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus …

It’s a stressful rest day as Tour riders face COVID-19 tests - sports news
4 years, 4 months ago

It’s a stressful rest day as Tour riders face COVID-19 tests - sports news

The Hindu  

It’s a rest day like no other for the Tour de France bunch. The price paid for the race to be run is a heavy sanitary protocol which includes mandatory COVID-19 testing for riders and teams staff members on rest days. After four staff members of the Belgian team Lotto-Soudal were sent home following abnormal coronavirus tests on the eve …

Tour de France riders await coronavirus tests day
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour de France riders await coronavirus tests day

The Hindu  

Tour de France teams were crossing their fingers as the peloton headed for the first rest day's battery of coronavirus tests which could trigger team exclusions on Monday. Tour rules state that should two members of a team, staff or riders, test positive for coronavirus, the whole outfit will be kicked out of the race. In any case, if somebody …

Tour De France Riders Await Coronavirus Tests Day
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour De France Riders Await Coronavirus Tests Day

News 18  

Tour de France teams were crossing their fingers as the peloton headed for the first rest day’s battery of coronavirus tests which could trigger team exclusions on Monday. “We’re crossing our fingers,” Cofidis team manager Cedric Vasseur told reporters. In any case, if somebody tests positive for COVID, they will be out of the Tour.” Team UAE Emirates sports director …

Delayed but alive, Tour de France sets off from Nice
4 years, 4 months ago

Delayed but alive, Tour de France sets off from Nice

India TV News  

The strangest Tour de France ever finally set off on Saturday from the Riviera city of Nice in an extraordinarily subdued atmosphere, amid fears the race could be stopped well before it reaches Paris. The sight of the 176 riders on the starting line was already seen as a big win by organizers and French government officials relieved the mega-event …

French authorities harden COVID-19 rules at Tour de France
4 years, 4 months ago

French authorities harden COVID-19 rules at Tour de France

India TV News  

French authorities have made it harder for Tour de France teams to reach the finish line in Paris by deciding they will be expelled from the race if two or more of their members, including staff, test positive for COVID-19 within a week. Under the UCI protocol announced Friday, it would have been up to organizers to decide whether to …

Cycling: Tour de France Teams to be Expelled for Two Covid-19 Positives in Entourage
4 years, 4 months ago

Cycling: Tour de France Teams to be Expelled for Two Covid-19 Positives in Entourage

News 18  

Teams will be expelled from the Tour de France if at least two members, including staff, test positive for the coronavirus, Christian Prudhomme told AFP Saturday. The announcement comes on the opening day of the 21-stage slog around France and reinforces a growing sense of doom for the 2020 Tour with positive PCR swab test numbers growing by the day …

Delayed by COVID-19 pandemic, Tour de France sets off from Nice
4 years, 4 months ago

Delayed by COVID-19 pandemic, Tour de France sets off from Nice

LA Times  

The strangest Tour de France ever finally set off Saturday from the Riviera city of Nice in an extraordinarily subdued atmosphere, amid fears the race could be stopped well before it reaches Paris. Instead of the usual pulsating crowds, riders were greeted by an eerie silence as their names were read out on a stage where they were presented to …

UCI relaxes COVID-19 exclusion rules at Tour de France
4 years, 4 months ago

UCI relaxes COVID-19 exclusion rules at Tour de France

Associated Press  

Cycling’s governing body has relaxed the Tour de France’s COVID-19 exclusion rules on the eve of the race’s opening stage following complaints from teams that feared their riders would be unfairly excluded from the race. “In the case of two or more riders from the same team testing positive for COVID-19 within a period of seven days at a Grand …

Tour de France 2020: Grappling with staging the world’s toughest bike race in a pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour de France 2020: Grappling with staging the world’s toughest bike race in a pandemic

CNN  

CNN — It’s set to be a Tour de France like no other. “The Tour de France will not stop if there’s a positive case, even if nobody knows whether it will be completed or not,” International Cycling Union president David Lappartient told Reuters. Documents obtained by cycling website VeloNews – which were confirmed to CNN as accurate by race …

Second Wave of Coronavirus Could Hit France in November, Government Advisor Says
4 years, 4 months ago

Second Wave of Coronavirus Could Hit France in November, Government Advisor Says

News 18  

A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic could hit France in November, a government advisor told local media on Wednesday, as the city of Marseille tightened restrictions to fight the outbreak. Authorities in Marseille said late on Tuesday that bars and restaurants would have shorter opening times, and they also broadened mandatory mask-wearing in the southern port city between Aug. …

Sports in Europe adjust to new reality
4 years, 4 months ago

Sports in Europe adjust to new reality

China Daily  

Residents resume exercising in Barcelona, Spain, on May 2 after the government eased lockdown measures. Cycling's governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale, or UCI, has released guidelines to serve as a template for teams, organizers, race officials, the media and fans of men's and women's road racing. Cycling website VeloNews reported that the general aim is to test everyone before a …

Sports in Europe adjust to new reality
4 years, 4 months ago

Sports in Europe adjust to new reality

China Daily  

Residents resume exercising in Barcelona, Spain, on May 2 after the government eased lockdown measures. Cycling's governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale, or UCI, has released guidelines to serve as a template for teams, organizers, race officials, the media and fans of men's and women's road racing. Cycling website VeloNews reported that the general aim is to test everyone before a …

Cycling: Tour de France Ready to Roll Out After a Delay of Two Months
4 years, 4 months ago

Cycling: Tour de France Ready to Roll Out After a Delay of Two Months

News 18  

The Tour de France rolls out of the French Riviera next Saturday with peaks, plains and rigid coronavirus protocols standing between the 176 riders and the final dash along the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Colombia's 23-year-old defending champion Egan Bernal will defend his title as sole captain of Ineos, who ruthlessly axed both four-time winner Chris Froome and 2018 champion Geraint …

Coronavirus: French Open working to avoid clash with US Open
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: French Open working to avoid clash with US Open

The Hindu  

French Open director Guy Forget says he is working closely with tennis authorities to ensure the tournament at Roland Garros does not clash with the US Open. Forget said he is working towards a suitable resolution and expects an announcement on the US Open's plans in June. "They will make an announcement mid-June to say how it's going to be …

Chris Froome: Tour de France may struggle to keep fans away
4 years, 8 months ago

Chris Froome: Tour de France may struggle to keep fans away

The Hindu  

Chris Froome fears Tour de France organisers could struggle to prevent fans gathering to watch the race even if it is not open to the public because of the coronavirus. However, Team Ineos rider Froome, a four-time Tour de France winner, believes it will be hard to control whether crowds turn up. “For sure we can put the race on …

Tour de France organisers eager to save cycling's crown jewel
4 years, 8 months ago

Tour de France organisers eager to save cycling's crown jewel

The Hindu  

Tour de France organisers are working to find a new start date for cycling's biggest race after large public gatherings were banned until mid-July in the latest extension of the French coronavirus lockdown. “We won't run a Tour de France without the fans.” - Between a rock and a hard place - Macron's announcement may have caught the organisers short. …

Coronavirus to delay Tour de France as teams prepare for August race start
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus to delay Tour de France as teams prepare for August race start

ABC  

Cycling teams are gearing up for the Tour de France to begin in late August rather than June, after the French Government declared mass public events would be halted until mid-July as the country fights the COVID-19 pandemic. Key points: The Tour de France was scheduled to begin on June 27 and run through to mid-July French media reports suggest …

Paris Marathon postponed until October 18 due to coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Paris Marathon postponed until October 18 due to coronavirus

The Hindu  

The Paris Marathon, scheduled for April 5 with 60,000 registered runners, has been postponed until October 18 due to the coronavirus outbreak, race organisers told AFP in a statement Thursday. “Immediately after the cancellation of the Paris half-marathon less than 24 hours before the start, the teams from the Paris city council and Amaury Sport Organisation came together to find …

Paris half-marathon cancelled over coronavirus fears
4 years, 10 months ago

Paris half-marathon cancelled over coronavirus fears

The Hindu  

The Paris half-marathon, which was scheduled for Sunday with 44,000 registered runners, has been cancelled over fears of coronavirus, officials said Saturday. The announcement came after the French government ordered the cancellation of “gatherings of more than 5,000 people” in enclosed areas as well as some external events. French Health Minister Olivier Veran said the cancellations of external events would …

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