Dylan van Baarle (Team Ineos) told the Dutch media that restrictions to socially alienate cyclists from the existing Route d’Occitanie race in the south of France were not enough after level 2 on Sunday, and that measures to verify the shield all involved or who are watching the Array race against the coronavirus are intended to improve.
The UCI and race organizers will need to adhere to strict protocols to ensure that the dangers of possible transmission are minimized at events, adding proven runners for COVID-19 before and racing, while enthusiasts have been prevented from entering safe starting sections and completing spaces. at events, and I’ve had to practice social distance cheering on road racers.
However, Van Baarle told Dutch public broadcaster NPO Radio 1 on Sunday that the public had been allowed to mingle with cyclists on level 2 of the Occitania Route at Cape Discovery.
“I went through that today, yes, ” said the Dutchman. “It was strange. Our caregivers do their best to make sure we have face masks, then other people are there to check and remove the water bottle from their bike.
“I think the restrictions here have been pretty lax. I was also surprised by the number of other people who are also on the side of the road without a mask,” Van Baarle told NPO, according to NOS.nl On Sunday, who also reported that Team Ineos had filed a formal complaint regarding the completion of level 2, in particular, in the hope that the stage will be for the rest of the race , which ends on Tuesday in Rocamadour.
“If so in the Tour de France, things are going to be very difficult,” he added, with the Tour ready to start in Nice at the end of this month.
UCI President David Lappartient told Cyclingnews at Strade Bianche this weekend that he remained optimistic about the continuation of the Tour, despite considerations of a momentary wave of COVID-19 in Europe and the rest of the world.
Sonny Colbrelli of Bahrain McLaren won level 2 of the Route d’Occitanie at Cape Discovery on Sunday, while the peloton faces a third level of 163.5 km between Saint-Gaudens and the Beyr’de Pass on Monday.
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