Hier denkt jemand über die Kürzung der Grand Tours nach um den Rennkalender dieses Jahr noch halten zu können. Er ist für die TdF mit der jetzigen Zeitplanung aber sehr skeptisch.
The risk of races overshadowing each other is one of the reasons behind Cookson's suggestion to reduce all three Grand Tours to two weeks.
"I'll be very, very, surprised if the Tour de France happens on the planned dates given the situation in France at the moment, which seems to be getting worse, not better. But if things do improve sufficiently then here are my suggestions," Cookson told
Cyclingnews in a written message from his home in northern England.
"With the Olympics now postponed to 2021, that gives more space in the calendar for a shortened Tour de France to take place, later in July or early August. A two-week Tour would then leave room for a delayed two-week Giro d'Italia in early September before the World Championships and a similar two-week Vuelta a España in October.
"The postponed Spring Classics and smaller stage races such as the Tour of Britain, Tour de Pologne and other national tours could perhaps take place at the same time as the Grand Tours to keep as many teams and their riders racing. The postponed Monuments (Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, plus Il Lombardia could slot into intermediate weekends."
"This way all the planned major events can take place, even if they have to be shortened due to the unique circumstances.
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