The Tour de France is still scheduled to start on June 27, but the situation across Europe suggests that a postponement is increasingly likely.
BIGGEST RACE. The Tour de France is considered the most prestigious race in the cycling calendar. File photo by Marco Bertorello/AFP
Christian Prudhomme, the Tour director, made clear that before the race he wants"two months of exposure for the riders." Last week, when he announced the postponement of the Dauphine, an eight-day Tour warm-up stage race in the southeast of France due to start on May 31, Prudhomme said:"The most important word in Tour de France is France, and health concerns come first."Prudhomme is not prepared to discuss alternative plans in public, but he told AFP last week:"As of today, the dates of the Tour de France are maintained. But it would be a lie to say that we are not studying other hypotheses.
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