- Alpes-Maritimes region, where race starts, on red alert
- Prime minister: ‘France must prevent a new lockdown’
The 2020 Tour de France, scheduled to start in Nice on Saturday, is edging closer to collapse after the Alpes-Maritimes region, site of the opening stages of the race, was placed on red alert owing to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tensions surrounding the race ramped up further still on Thursday evening after the Lotto-Soudal team announced two of their team’s support staff has tested “non-negative” for Covid-19 and had been sent home from Nice. “Safety remains priority number one,” the statement read.
Written by Jeremy Whittle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/27/tour-de-france-in-doubt-after-covid-red-alert-issued-before-grand-depart-in-nice under the title “Tour de France in doubt after Covid red alert issued before Grand Départ in Nice”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
