Coronavirus: Team doctors request cancellation of Paris-Nice and Italian races

The WorldTour peloton
The WorldTour peloton (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Fourteen doctors from professional cycling teams have written to race organisers ASO and RCS Sport, and the UCI, requesting the cancellation of upcoming races such as Strade Bianche and Paris-Nice due to the developing coronavirus outbreak.

On Wednesday, the doctors, representing a total of 11 teams, penned the letter in which they criticsed ASO and RCS for a lack of a 'robust plan' when it comes to addressing concerns about the spread of the covid-19 virus.

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.