Canyon Belgian Waffle Ride moved to November

Sarah Max followed her podium ride at the Belgian Waffle Ride with a third-place in the 200-mile event.
(Image credit: Wil Matthews)

The Canyon Belgian Waffle Ride scheduled for May 3 in Southern California has been moved to a new date in November because of concerns over the Covid-19 coronavirus, organisers of the gravel races announced today.

"It’s only been a handful of days since we last emailed regarding the coronavirus, but so much has transpired since then. So much, in fact, we feel compelled to circle back on the subject, NOW, " organisers said in a statement sent to media and participants Wednesday afternoon.

"Yes, the situation has escalated so rapidly that we’ve had to sadly override our optimism for the May 3rd event happening as scheduled. With the Coronavirus pandemic, events like ours are being forced to postpone (or cancel). As a result, we will be moving the Canyon Belgian Waffle Ride to its new fall date of November 8, 2020… with the same (or larger) Pure Cycling Expo and VIP/Media events running from November 6 – 8, 2020."

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