2021 Tour de France preponed to avoid clash with Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | July 29, 2020 15:53 ISTThe UCI, cycling's global governing body, made the announcement while revealing its revamped 2021 calendar.
The UCI, cycling's global governing body, made the announcement while revealing its revamped 2021 calendar.
The decision followed French president Emmanuel Macron's Monday announcement of the extension of a strict lockdown in France until at least May 11.
It may still happen this year, but it’s clear the three-week race won’t be starting on June 27 in the Riviera city of Nice as scheduled.
A fifth win at this year's edition would see Froome join the ranks of Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.
London: The head of world cycling urged Lance Armstrong on Tuesday to abandon "disrespectful" plans to ride part of the Tour de France route a day before the professional peloton. The disgraced cyclist responded by
Paris: Vincenzo Nibali put his lungs and legs to work one last time, marching up to the winner's podium of the Tour de France and sighing deeply before the Italian anthem echoed over the Champs-Elysees.
Paris, Jul 22: One down for Tour de France winner Chris Froome, how many more to go?Having crushed the opposition at the 100th Tour, the British rider is looking ahead. And the French may need
Annecy-Semnoz, France, July 21: Christopher Froome has two hands firmly on the Tour de France trophy. All that remains is for the British rider to raise it above his head before cheering crowds in Paris
Gap (France), July 17: Portuguese cyclist Rui Costa took his second stage win, after his victory in the 16th stage of the Tour de France by going through several medium-difficulty climbs.Race leader Chris Froome and
Givors, July 14: Riders set off on the 15th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, the longest of the race and finishing with an epic climb up Mont Ventoux.Tour leader Chris Froome defends
Albi, Jul 6: Five things to know as the Tour de France enters its eighth stage on Saturday: 1. SLOGGING SPRINTERS -- The sprinting stars faded in Friday's Stage 7. While they've each won a
Nice, Jul 2: Simon Gerrans only started cycling because someone who once wore a Tour de France yellow jersey lent him a bike to help him recover from injury. Now the proud Australian veteran is
Nice (France), Jul 2: Orica Greenedge won the team time trial Tuesday on the fourth stage of the Tour de France to put veteran Australian rider Simon Gerrans in the race leader's yellow jersey.Considered an
Ajaccio (France), July 1: Belgian rider Jan Bakelants defends the yellow jersey for the first time as Monday's hilly third stage of the Tour de France begins.The 27-year-old former bioscience engineering student withstood a late
Porto Vecchio, Jun 29: Riders set out Saturday on stage one of the 100th Tour de France with British sprinter Mark Cavendish among the favorites to take the first yellow jersey and race favorite Chris
Porto Vecchio, Jun 27: Two-time champion Alberto Contador predicts an action-packed Tour de France in his comeback year, insisting he's motivated to defeat Chris Froome even while playing down talk of a two-man race.The Spaniard
Austin (Texas), Aug 24: Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as
Paris, Jul 23: Twenty-three years ago, Bradley Wiggins marveled as Greg LeMond blazed a trail as America's first Tour de France winner. Now, he has blazed his own.The 32-year-old from gritty northwest London became Britain's
Paris, Jul 23: Twenty-three years ago, Bradley Wiggins marveled as Greg LeMond blazed a trail as America's first Tour de France winner. Now, he has blazed his own.The 32-year-old from gritty northwest London became Britain's
Paris, Jul 23: Fans celebrated in Paris on Sunday after Bradley Wiggins made history by becoming the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France.Prime Minister David Cameron also congratulated the 32-year-old from London,
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