Major Races may go ahead
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Adam4868
Guru
That any better for you ?
UCI revised 2020 race calendar:
• Tour de France, Aug 29-Sept 20 • World road championships, Sept
20-27
• Giro d'Italia after worlds, followed by Vuelta a España • Road nationals, Aug 22-23 Monuments will take place, at dates TBD
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Rumour Ineos created virus, so TDF would get delayed , allowing more time for Chris Froome to get ready.
Adam4868
Guru
Rumours...pah he was ready a year ago,are you the last to know it was all made up ?Rumour Ineos created virus, so TDF would get delayed , allowing more time for Chris Froome to get ready.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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That would see the Vuelta finish on 8th November at the earliest, is that feasible?
The logistics of preparing a team for over 70 days of continuous first class racing would be unprecedented.
the Giro will likely have a very depleted field as it’s sandwiched in the middle when riders will be resting up.
Adam4868
Guru
My opinion ( it's not really worth anything )It would be good if they made the Giro and the Vuelta two week races this year at least.Thats if they go ahead.
There's enough riders out there for the races that "could" go ahead.
One thing is certain and that's nothing is certain...it's nice to think things are going back to a bit of normality.Starting with cycling.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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It is nice to think things are going back to a bit of normality... However (and I hope that I am wrong), I suspect that international sport will not be back to normal even in time for the rescheduled Olympics in 2021!
The most hopelessly optimistic (and probably unrealistic) forecast is for a safe, effective vaccine to have been developed by August or September. That would then have to be manufactured and deployed to huge numbers of people round the world, probably some time in the spring of 2021?
Adam4868
Guru
You had to come along and p1ss on the good news didn't ya Col !
I get what your saying and I've a idea..why not have no supporters watching.Get the Gendarme to be heavy handed at keeping them back from the road.Also 6 feet min distance between cyclists,strictly no drafting...a battle to Paris every man for himself.Its been a long day here....
Nah I'm confident it'll be on.😊
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I'd rather be pleasantly surprised by being wrong than disappointed not to be right! 
How about 21 consecutive days of time trials? A 200 km Alpine or Pyreneen TT would be something else!
How about 21 consecutive days of time trials? A 200 km Alpine or Pyreneen TT would be something else!
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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As an intellectual exercise it’s very interesting. Clearly no one could give it full beans every day so it would make for some unusual tactical decisions with riders resting on different days.I'd rather be pleasantly surprised by being wrong than disappointed not to be right!
How about 21 consecutive days of time trials? A 200 km Alpine or Pyreneen TT would be something else!
roadrash
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- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">French prime minister Edouard Philippe announced today no sporting events, even those behind closed doors, could take place before September.</p>— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) <a href="View: https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1255158385760178178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Beebo
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The rescheduled date for TDF was 29th August, so not a huge issue to move it another week into September.
It’s the other races that would suffer.
It’s the other races that would suffer.
Adam4868
Guru
Id like a shortened version of whatever we can get ! Wishful thinking maybe..anything will be a bonus.
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