The Paris-Roubaix, 'queen' of the cycling classics, which should have taken place on Sunday 11 April, has been postponed to 3 October. The announcement of the date change was made by the director of the organization, Christian Prudhomme, who motivated the decision with the situation of the Covid pandemic in France (yesterday President Macron announced three weeks of red zone in France). Last year, due to Covid, the 118th edition of the test was first postponed to October as well, then definitively canceled. "But it is inconceivable that Paris-Roubaix does not compete for two years in a row. We met with the local authorities, considering the idea of shortening the route but in the end we could only make the decision you know", the comment of Prudhomme. The UCI then made it known that the race has been relocated to the calendar for October 3, while the race reserved for women will take place the day before. Italy has not won from Roubaix since 1999, when Andrea Tafi won.
Cycling: Covid; Paris-Roubaix postponed to 3 October
2021-04-01T16:25:38.587Z
Decision was taken for the health situation in France (ANSA) The Paris-Roubaix, 'queen' of the cycling classics, which should have taken place on Sunday 11 April, has been postponed to 3 October. The announcement of the date change was made by the director of the organization, Christian Prudhomme, who motivated the decision with the situation of the Covid pandemic in France (yesterday President Macron announced three weeks of red zone in France). Last year,