Sport and Tour de France not a priority, says French minister as UCI plans for cancelled men’s races revealed

WorldTour racing could return on August 1 with Strade Bianche, unless coronavirus lockdown continues

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The Tour de France is not a priority for the government, according to the French sports minister.

Roxana Maracineanu, who previously suggested the French Grand Tour could be held without the millions of spectators, said public health takes priority over sport and that the Tour could be abandoned in 2020.

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