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Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual men's bicycle race held primarily in France. It is organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO).

History

In June 2023, Reuters reported that the 2023 Tour de France would see the return of a number of restrictions placed on riders, team staff and officials.[1] The measures reportedly included mandatory face masks, "social distancing" and riders being locked down in their hotels.[2]

  1. Pretot, J. (2023, June 3). Tour de France anti-COVID protocol to keep riders in hotels. Reuters. http://archive.today/2023.06.03-235839/https://www.reuters.com/sports/cycling/tour-de-france-anti-covid-protocol-keep-riders-hotels-2023-06-03/ ↩︎

  2. Kent, S. (2023, June 6). Tour de France Imposes Strict COVID Restrictions: Masks, Social Distancing Return for Riders. Breitbart. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606163650/https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/06/tour-de-france-imposes-strict-covid-restrictions-masks-social-distancing-return-for-riders/ ↩︎