PARIS – The Tour de France has new dates, and it will be followed by cycling's two other major races. Because of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, the iconic race around France will now start on Aug.
29 and finish on Sept. 20. The Giro d'Italia and the Spanish Vuelta, cycling's two other Grand Tours, will take place after the French race.
The International Cycling Union announced the Tour's new dates on Wednesday after consulting with race organizer Amaury Sport Organisation.
The race was originally scheduled to start on June 27 in Nice. It's the first time since the end of World War II that the race is not starting in July. “Holding this event in the best conditions possible is judged essential given its central place in