After 21 stages of racing for 176 riders from 22 teams – over a distance of 3,483 km – this year’s Tour has come to an end in Paris. Here are some of our favourite images from the last three weeks
This year’s edition of the Tour de France was due to start in Nice on 27 June but in April, with the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping across Europe, president Emmanuel Macron announced all public events with crowds were to be banned until mid-July to fight the spread of Covid-19. There were fears it wouldn’t take place at all. In the end the race was delayed for the first time during peacetime since its inception in 1903, after event organisers, in agreement with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), decided to postpone the race, with Nice hosting the Grand Départ on 29 August.
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Written by Steven Bloor
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/21/mountains-and-masks-tour-de-france-2020-in-pictures under the title “Mountains and masks: Tour de France 2020 – in pictures”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
