Cyclists will not lose the World Road Championship this year. The head of the international union UCI David Lappartient said that a substitute championship is being prepared after the Swiss organizers renounced the World Championships in Aigla and Martigny this month due to measures against the spread of coronavirus.
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Zdeněk Štybar is a regular participant in world championships, and he should not lose him this year either.
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“This year’s World Cup will take place on the same date (September 20-27). The decision will be made on September 1,” Lappartient told reporters in Nice before the start of the Tour de France. He did not want to talk about where the World Cup could take place.
The 2020 UCI Road World Championships will not take place in @aiglemartigny20 ????????
The UCI will now work towards finding an alternative project, in Europe, during the same time period and with the same profile of course. More info ???? https://t.co/DZEhYz4tpD pic.twitter.com/R4NirNiJPK
– UCI (@UCI_cycling) August 12, 2020
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However, according to him, the race track must be similar to the original one, which would suit the climbers. “I demanded that the track be challenging. For some riders, the World Cup was an important goal,” said the head of the UCI.
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