Sport is an essential element in its balance.
Eric Leblacher, 43, had to cancel the running race he is organizing at his home in Seine-et-Marne this month due to the Covid-19 health crisis.
Both a cyclist and a runner, he is a privileged witness to evoke the resumption of cycling and running races this Wednesday, May 19 as part of a new stage of deconfinement.
What do you think of the resumption of races scheduled for May 19?
ERIC LEBLACHER.
As an athlete, this is good news.
These competitions play an essential role in the social bond.
For many, it was an opportunity to meet up with friends and even sometimes with family.
For an amateur, completing a 10 km also helps to improve self-confidence.
Especially with the last months that we have lived, we all find ourselves damaged.
Initially, these events will be limited to only 50 participants.
Is it a problem ?
For an organizer, there are fixed costs.
The more participants, the better.
This provides a financial foundation.
Especially in this period when the partners, who are also having difficulties, can no longer follow you.
What about wave departures?
For bike races, this can be considered, because it remains quite specific.
We do our race and once finished, we leave.
For running races, it is a model of conviviality.
Runners kiss and hug once they cross the line.
Unlike cycling, running is more heterogeneous.
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How do you see the rest?
You have to see the positive even in the negative.
This health crisis forces us to question ourselves.
We, cyclists or runners, were lucky enough to be able to continue to play sport, and especially our sport.
Unlike others.
We will not immediately find the tests from before.
Besides, there could be excesses.
We will certainly be forced to come back to more essential things ...
The schedule for resuming sports practice
May 19:
resumption of the practice of sport.
For the kids, it's an unrestricted recovery.
Swimming pools and sports halls may reopen for priority audiences.
The resumption of running and cycling races is limited to fifty participants.
For children, sport is possible outdoors, indoors and in the swimming pool.
Contacts are allowed again.
For adults, the practice remains limited to groups of 6 outdoors without contact.
June 9:
The general public can return to sports halls and swimming pools at a gauge of 50% of the capacity.
Outdoor contact sport may resume except for indoor disciplines.
For running and cycling races, the gauge goes from 50 to 500 participants.
June 30:
return to practicing sport before Covid-19. The events will be able to reach 2,500 participants. For races with more than a thousand participants, the health pass (recent negative PCF test or vaccination certificate) may be requested.
