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I really don't know if the world championships will, or should, take place on their scheduled dates, but I know for sure that I never again want to see or hear them referred to as 'Worldies'.
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Also, smaller races can be flexible about if/when to cancel or reschedule because there is less money and people involved.
Could you imagine a situation where some of the big classics actually overlap with a GT? And then - if necessary - WT teams could be given dispensation to withdraw from races if they don't have enough riders.
I'll ask again - Why can't you race to the end of November - You have to be as flexible as possible in these trying times.
The French calendar has been extended to the end of November.
Very early to say, but it seems increasingly likely that if the cycling season can resume later in the summer, the Vuelta will be the GT to make way. It’s possible to still have the Tour, Giro and classics/monuments packed in to a 3 month schedule from August-October.
You obviously have never put on a bike race.
13 pro riders will virtually ride and compete the last 32km of the Ronde van Vlaanderen this sunday, live from 15h30 on Belgian tv and Sporza.be.
The race will even be live commentated by Michel Wuyts and José De Cauwer.
https://sporza.be/nl/2020/04/01/13-...ondag-op-rollen-live-op-sporza~1585738300116/
1944 was probably worse. Only five major one-day races all season (de Ronde, Paris-Roubaix, Züri-Metzgete, Paris-Tours and Flèche) and no grand tours (the Vuelta ran until 1942 after restarting post-Civil War), only one surviving major stage race (Catalunya) and the standalone TT of the GP des Nations; no Suisse, no P-N, País Vasco hadn't restarted after the Civil War, no Gent-Wevelgem, no Lombardia, no LBL or Sanremo (these HAD run in 1943), no Tour of Belgium, no Bordeaux-Paris, no Paris-Bruxelles, no Tre Valli Varesine (that survived until 1942 too), no Giro di Campania (a pretty decent-sized race back then), no Tour de l'Ouest, no Fourmies, no World Championships, Olympics cancelled, and several cyclists either killed in action or in captivity.worst season ever
i would love to see, if this plan could really take place..
That is crazy. So you are telling me that there were 5 races in Europe in the middle of the WWII. Worst yet, races around the same time when the allied forces were trying to invade Normandy.1944 was probably worse. Only five major one-day races all season (de Ronde, Paris-Roubaix, Züri-Metzgete, Paris-Tours and Flèche) and no grand tours (the Vuelta ran until 1942 after restarting post-Civil War), only one surviving major stage race (Catalunya) and the standalone TT of the GP des Nations; no Suisse, no P-N, País Vasco hadn't restarted after the Civil War, no Gent-Wevelgem, no Lombardia, no LBL or Sanremo (these HAD run in 1943), no Tour of Belgium, no Bordeaux-Paris, no Paris-Bruxelles, no Tre Valli Varesine (that survived until 1942 too), no Giro di Campania (a pretty decent-sized race back then), no Tour de l'Ouest, no Fourmies, no World Championships, Olympics cancelled, and several cyclists either killed in action or in captivity.
Well, the Nazi occupiers weren’t against sport. There is a story in Ryan’s “The Longest Day” about a French pro in Normandy who was allowed to travel between towns on his bike so he could keep up with his training. Which was helpful for the French underground since he could relay messages for them.That is crazy. So you are telling me that there were 5 races in Europe in the middle of the WWII. Worst yet, races around the same time when the allied forces were trying to invade Normandy.