Coronavirus: ASO and teams make Paris-Nice adjustments after Italian race cancellations

NICE FRANCE MARCH 17 Wilco Kelderman of Netherlands and Team Sunweb Patrick Konrad of Austria and Team BoraHansgrohe Ilnur Zakarin of Russia and Team Katusha Alpecin Manuel Amaro Antunes of Portugal and CCC Team Quentin Pacher of France and Team Vital Concept BB Hotels Hector Carretero of Spain and Movistar Team Dylan Teuns of Belgium and Team Bahrain Merida dLandscape Mountains Landscape during the 77th Paris Nice 2019 Stage 8 a 110km stage from Nice to Nice PN ParisNice on March 17 2019 in Nice France Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images
The peloton tackle a descent on the final stage of the 2019 edition of Paris-Nice (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Several teams, as well as race organisers ASO, have acted quickly to adjust their plans for Paris-Nice following the cancellation of several Italian races due to the Covid-19 coronavirus on Thursday.

RCS Sport decided to cancel both of Saturday's Strade Bianche races after the Italian government suspended sporting events, while GP Larciano organisers cancelled Sunday's race.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.