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.

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