Coronavirus and pro sport

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,701
    Tour de Yorkshire now cancelled.
    The French Open moving to September so that Eurosport won't have any time to show the Vuelta.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Isle of Man TT cancelled, BTCC first 3 rounds postponed, as is most of the domestic UK motoracing scene, apparently a decision on the Le Mans 24 hrs will be taken next month.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    Was cycling the first sport to be hit with +ves and cancellation?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,701
    Golf's second major, the PGA is now also postponed.

    Meanwhile, the UCI are extending the season, initially to November 1st and looking to overlap races.

    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/uci-extends-cycling-season-451978

    I think they could easily go a couple of weeks further into November before there's much chance of the weather matching that at the early stages of the season.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Longshot
    Longshot Posts: 940
    I guess if they run of of time do all three grand tours, they could effectively merge them into one? When they get to the Pyrenees in the TDF, they could divert south and do the Vuelta and then, from the Alps, do the Giro before heading back to Paris?

    9 week Grand Tour anyone?
    You can fool some of the people all of the time. Concentrate on those people.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,969
    edited March 2020
    Start in Bilbao, through the Pyrenees, Vuelta jerseys for week 1; through Southern France via Ventoux& the Southern Alps, TdF polka; through the Dolomites, finish in Vincenzo, Giro jerseys for week 3. Throw in some loops for sprint stages.
    Victory parade in Paris. Green and Yellow jersey for overall.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,701
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • david37
    david37 Posts: 1,313
    thank god I didnt renew my Eurosport subscription
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 27,760
    edited March 2020
    pblakeney said:

    Start in Bilbao, through the Pyrenees, Vuelta jerseys for week 1; through Southern France via Ventoux& the Southern Alps, TdF polka; through the Dolomites, finish in Vincenzo, Giro jerseys for week 3. Throw in some loops for sprint stages.
    Victory parade in Paris. Green and Yellow jersey for overall.

    A three week tour with Covadonga, Tourmalet, Ventoux, Galibier and Stelvio. Plenty of flat between the mountains.
  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    blazing_saddles said:

    Fingers crossed.
    From what the W.H.O are saying though, I think this may be premature.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,153
    blazing_saddles said:

    Saw something else suggesting that an anti-malaria medicine, chloroquine, was also proving beneficial but I guess it's still early days and no-one wants to proclaim a potential treatment until they are certain.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,153
    edited March 2020
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,790
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Proposal: Run the TdF but make it very clear that it's thought likely that coronavirus infection rates will rise and if they do the race will be cancelled at short notice. Result: day after day of bonkers attacks as everyone tries to blag the yellow jersey when it gets canned.

    A 21 stage 3000km TT. Keep your distance.
    I wonder who would win that I bet the guys used to being on the front day after day might do way better than imagined
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Pross said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Saw something else suggesting that an anti-malaria medicine, chloroquine, was also proving beneficial but I guess it's still early days and no-one wants to proclaim a potential treatment until they are certain.
    Is that why all the tonic water is sold out in my local supermarkets?
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    I propose a one off 3 week combination Grand Tour with a week in France, a week in Italy and and a week in Spain
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 26,969
    tailwindhome said:

    I propose a one off 3 week combination Grand Tour with a week in France, a week in Italy and and a week in Spain

    Please see above. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Le Mans 24hrs wec race postponed till Sept 19th/20th
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    pblakeney said:

    tailwindhome said:

    I propose a one off 3 week combination Grand Tour with a week in France, a week in Italy and and a week in Spain

    Please see above. 😉
    Ha!
    I knew as I posted it someone else probably already had but cba scrolling back at all.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,031
    Going to be a busy Autumn for sport!!
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • david37
    david37 Posts: 1,313
    spring classics in December!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,701
    edited March 2020
    Clay court tennis season gone.
    Amstel and Scheldeprijs can now be added to the pre Christmas classics.

    More worryingly, Hearts have asked players and staff to take a wage cut of 50% because of the financial impact of the coronavirus.
    The first of many such requests, I fear. Can only be a matter of time before the sponsorship well runs dry.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,787
    Shall we give Tyson Fury the Sports Personality trophy now?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    edited March 2020
    mrb123 said:

    Shall we give Tyson Fury the Sports Personality trophy now?


    Not until he's fought the virus live on pay per view.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,787
    RichN95. said:

    mrb123 said:

    Shall we give Tyson Fury the Sports Personality trophy now?


    Not until he's fought the virus live on pay per view.
    Things are so bad now I'd probably pay to watch Fraudley fight.
  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,537
    blazing_saddles said:

    Clay court tennis season gone.
    Amstel and Scheldeprijs can now be added to the pre Christmas classics.

    More worryingly, Hearts have asked players and staff to take a wage cut of 50% because of the financial impact of the coronavirus.
    The first of many such requests, I fear. Can only be a matter of time before the sponsorship well runs dry.

    To be fair most of the players deserve a 50% cut, been brutal all season!
  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569


    This machine to treat adavnced stage Covid 19 extracts the patients blood, oxygenates it then puts it back in the patient's body.

    It looks quite big in that photo, but how many teams are wondering when they will make one that fits in a jersey pocket or bottle cage
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,153
    The Australian Rules season started today. I'm predicting their biggest ever TV audience!
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Dutch & Spanish F1 GPs postponed, Monaco F1 GP cancelled completely
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    awavey said:

    Dutch & Spanish F1 GPs postponed, Monaco F1 GP cancelled completely

    bang goes my extended stay. I had return flights booked as well. Still bigger things to worry about at the moment
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,701
    The World Snooker Championship has been postponed.
    Looking to re-schedule around the time of the TDF and Olympics.
    Be just our luck if it goes ahead and the other two don't.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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