UCI president David Lappartient on coronavirus cancellations: 'I hope the Tour de France is the start of a new life'

Several races have already requested to be rescheduled to a slot in May, but Lappartient is concerned the calendar may become too crowded

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UCI President David Lappartient says he shall wait until March before any races are rescheduled, as the list of events postponed grows weekly.

Several races have been forced to cancel or postpone their events due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however a number of organisers have requested their races be rescheduled in May, a month that is already pretty packed with races including the Giro d'Italia and Critérium du Dauphiné.

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