Hinault calls for quick Tour de France decision
Le Blaireau! Gotcha.Tony Blair calls for tour of French badger culls!
IRTA "Badger culls for TdF to be cancelled", which left me in a similar state of confusion to P@nd3m1c Pr0duckt10nzTM®'s amazing coverage.;D
IRTA "Badger culls for TdF to be cancelled", which left me in a similar state of confusion to P@nd3m1c Pr0duckt10nzTM®'s amazing coverage.
Bethany (91): | I reckon it's part of Evil C Boardman's plan for World Diminution. He's one of them Illuminatis, innit! Still, no skool yay! |
SD Millar: | So they rebuilt it then? |
Bethany's Mum: | Bef'ny! You gerrin 'ere an' self insulate liek wot I tole you! |
Bethany (9): | Yes, Mum! (Sotto voce) Fukn C-O-W! |
At best, the Tour de France could be a morale-boosting flash of normality after a dark summer of lockdown and a life-saving effort for the sport of cycling. At worst, it could be a public health and public relations nightmare that could irreparably harm the sport.
COVID-19 will still be out there come August, that much is certain. And it will still be out there next July, too. Recent studies predict waves of new cases of the virus and the necessary suppression measures of social distancing and cancellation of mass events intermittently through 2022. These measures aren't a cure for the disease - nor are they a vaccination against future outbreaks, all they do is slow the steady march of the coronavirus through an almost fully susceptible population.
With so much uncertainty for the foreseeable future, pro cycling needs flexibility, creativity and experimentation - not hard-headedness and a white-knuckled grasp on tradition.