Of all the world’s great sports events, the Tour de France is the only one that goes out to its public. If two team members – riders or staff – test positive or show multiple symptoms, the team will be removed from the race. There have been increasing infection numbers in France since lockdown was eased and the graph shows no sign of improvement. As if the circumstances were not enough, this is a Tour route of rare toughness. By mid-September, running this Tour could look either like an act of calculated daring resulting in the biggest sports event of the year or it could be clear this was utter folly and delusion.

Source: The Guardian August 23, 2020 06:56 UTC