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PARIS (Reuters) - This year's Tour of Spain
will not go through Portugal as planned because of the COVID-19
crisis, organisers said on Saturday.
"Due to the exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 crisis
and given the impossibility of guaranteeing optimal conditions
for the smooth passage of the race in the country, the
municipalities of Porto, Matosinhos and Viseu, in agreement with
Unipublic, organisers of La Vuelta, have decided to cancel the
passage of La Vuelta 20 in Portugal," Unipublic said in a
statement.
The start of the race was postponed from Aug. 14 to Oct. 20 with
the opening three stages in the Netherlands cancelled because of
the COVID-19 situation.
The 15th and 16th stages were due to go through Portugal.
Organisers said they were working on an alternative route in
Spain, adding that the schedule would not be modified again.
As a result, the Vuelta will have only one section outside the
borders of Spain when the ninth stage ends up at the top of the
iconic Col du Tourmalet in France.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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