Cycling, here is the new calendar with the dates of the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France

ROME – The International Cycling Union (Union Cycliste Internationale – Uci) has issued the new provisional calendar drawn up following the coronavirus health emergency, which has led to the upheaval of all sporting events.

The Giro d'Italia will take place from 3 to 25 October, while 5 days before the end of the pink race the Via della Vuelta is scheduled to end on 8 November.

The Tour de France will take place from 29 August to 20 September .

According to this calendar , most of the most important classics will take place in October, including the Paris-Roubaix, which has been removed from the initially entered provisional date, which was scheduled for August 16 and rescheduled on October 25.

The World Tour season will start on August 1 with the Strade Bianche, which will bring Milano-Sanremo forward by a week.

The coronavirus has not stopped the Giro Virtual, cyclists compete against each other in video games.

Since it is not yet possible to race on the street , cyclists are challenging each other through video games .

The cycling Giro d'Italia moves to Piedmont and borders on France.

This is 'only' the now consolidated virtual appointment , set up to involve as much as possible in the stage race postponed to October.

A challenge without road that on Wednesday will offer the 6 / a test, 31.5 km long and with 1,180 meters in altitude.

The finish is placed on the ascent of Sestriere, which was supposed to host the part of stage 20 of the pink race (Alba-Sestriere, with a path that winds from Briancon).

After the first five tests, the general sees Astana in pink jersey, with an advantage of 26'15 "on Team Jumbo-Visma and 38'07" on Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec.

The day after tomorrow Jakob Fuglsang and Alexey Lutsenko of Astana will challenge Antwan Tolhoek and Laurens De Plus of Team Jumbo-Visma.

Fausto Masnada and the Under 23 Kevin Colleoni, on the other hand, will defend the colors of the Italian national team. Bahrain-McLaren is also in the running, with Sonny Colbrelli and Domen Novak; Bardiani Csf Faizanè, with Giovanni Carboni and Filippo Zana; Vini Zabù Ktm, with Andrea Bartolozzi and Edoardo Zardini.

As for the Virtual Legends Tour , yesterday the Venetian Alessandro Ballan preceded everyone at the Cancano Lakes; behind him Matteo Montaguti and Andrea Tafi.

The great ex will return to challenge on Thursday, with Ballan competing together with Montaguti, Ivan Basso, Stefano Garzelli, Claudio Chiappucci, Tafi, Stefano Allocchio and Alessandro Bertolini.

Among the women he leads the Trek-Segafredo, with 23'11 "on the National team and 1h11'31" on the Astana.

Erica Magnaldi and Elena Pirrone will defend the blue colors in the challenge that will feature, among others, Elisa Longo Borghini and Anna Plichta (Trek-Segafredo), Katia Ragusa and Lizbeth Yareli Salazar (Astana) (sources AGI and Ansa).

Source: Blitz Quotidiano

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