The announcement stated that the
Tour de France will take place from August 29 to September 20, postponing the race originally slated to start on June 27 due to the coronavirus pandemic....
As a result of the date switch, the Vuelta a España – initially planned for August 14 to September 6 – is also likely to be rescheduled.
The event is owned by the Tour de France organizers and it appears that a clash of dates will not be permitted.
“Let’s be clear on this, the Vuelta and the Tour will not be run concurrently,” Vuelta director Javier Guillén told Spanish media on Wednesday.
Other race calendar dates that the UCI announced today are:
- The period of suspension of competitions on the UCI International Road Calendar was extended by one month, until 1st July, and until 1st August for UCI WorldTour events.
- The 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Switzerland are maintained at the scheduled dates, 20-27 September. The competition program does not change.
- The Giro d’Italia will take place after the UCI Worlds and will be followed by the Vuelta Ciclista a España.
- The National Championships, organised by the National Federations, will take place on the weekend of 22-23 August.
- The UEC European Road Championships are maintained.
- The Monuments, i.e. Milano-Sanremo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and Il Lombardia, are said to be set to take place this season with dates still to be determined.
- As many events as possible on the UCI International Calendar, and notably the UCI WorldTour, will be rescheduled later in the season.
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