Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo postponed due to coronavirus

Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) celebrates victory at the 2019 edition of Milan-San Remo (Image credit: Getty Images)

RCS Sport has announced that its upcoming races Tirreno-Adriatico, Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Sicily have been postponed. The move follows Thursday's cancellation of the men's and women's races at Strade Bianche following an Italian government decree suspending all sporting events in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.

The decree called for the suspension of all sporting events that cannot be held in a closed arena until April 3. Earlier on Friday, the organisers of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali (March 25-29) announced the race's cancellation.

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Senior news writer

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

 

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France and the spring Classics, and has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.

 

As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees The Leadout newsletter and How to Watch guides throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and the Volta a Portugal.