2020 World Championships will not take place without 'significant easing' of COVID-19 restrictions

2020 UCI Road World Championships organisers Alexandre Debons and Grégory Devaud with UCI president David Lappartient – and event mascot Barry the St. Bernard – at the unveiling of the championships' routes
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The 2020 World Championships in Aigle and Martigny will not take place unless there is a significant easing of the current COVID-19 restrictions in place in Switzerland. In a statement on Friday, the organising committee said that the cancellation of the event “cannot be ruled out.”

The Worlds are due to take place from September 20-27 but public gatherings of over 1,000 people are forbidden in Switzerland until at least August 31. The Swiss Federal Council is due to announce any changes to those restrictions on August 12.

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Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.