COPENHAGEN, Aug 3 — The planned start of the Tour de France from Copenhagen, scheduled for 2021, has been pushed back to 2022 to avoid an overlap of sporting events disrupted by Covid-19, the city’s mayor said today. The postponement would avoid a clash with the Tokyo Olympics and the European...
Monday, 03 Aug 2020 11:03 PM MYTCOPENHAGEN, Aug 3 — The planned start of the Tour de France from Copenhagen, scheduled for 2021, has been pushed back to 2022 to avoid an overlap of sporting events disrupted by Covid-19, the city’s mayor said today.
“I’m glad that we managed to secure a Danish start of the Tour in 2022. We are many who have looked forward to getting Tour de France in Denmark next year, and now we unfortunately have to wait a little longer,” Copenhagen mayor Frank Jensen said. The three Danish legs, starting in Copenhagen followed by two legs crossing the country, will be held on July 1-3 2022.
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