Authorities will reinforce restrictions on spectators on Tour de France climbs situated in coronavirus ‘red zones’ to avoid mass gatherings, organisers said on Saturday. Organisers had announced on Friday that fans would not be allowed at stages finishes. “There was already some filtering on 26 climbs. French administrative regions, known as departments, are classified as red zones when the spread of Covid-19 infections is high, with more than 50 new cases recorded per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days. The number of new, confirmed Covid-19 cases in France rose by 9,406 on Friday to stand at a total of 363,350.

Source: The Irish Times September 12, 2020 10:41 UTC