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UCI and ASO will soften two-strike COVID test rule

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Following objections from teams, the UCI has indicated that it will soften its two-strike COVID-19 test rule, which stipulates that any team with two positive COVID tests within a week-long period will be kicked out of the Tour de France and other races. The current rule does not offer any distinction between riders and staff. …

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Roadside crowds of up to 5,000 allowed at the Tour de France

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Tour de France boss Christian Prudhomme has confirmed that roadside crowds will be allowed at this year’s race, albeit in smaller numbers than normal. “Yes, the public will have access to the Tour de France,” Prudhomme told AFP in an interview, “but there will be screening areas at the start and finish areas to allow …

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Grinduro postpones Welsh and Australian stops

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As much as Grinduro has been wanting to get the party started, that’s proving challenging in 2020. Race organisers have even been making regular offerings to the trail gods, but it doesn’t look like even they can make events happen. As a result, Grinduro has announced that it will postpone its events in Wales and …

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Van der Poel, Van der Breggen among new national champions: Daily News Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hi everyone, Coronavirus has turned the racing calendar on its head in 2020 (along with just about everything else). Strade Bianche was held in summer, Il Lombardia too, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix will be held in autumn – it’s all …

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How to organize a national championships in COVID-times

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Every country has its own set of rules to make cycling races happening in these unprecedented times. Many countries, like the United Kingdom and the United States, have had to cancel their road championships. The Netherlands, which has strict regulations around social distancing and groups, was on its way of having a championship-free year until …

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