{"id":192911,"date":"2023-06-05T08:55:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T08:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=192911"},"modified":"2023-06-05T08:55:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T08:55:35","slug":"le-tours-anti-covid-protocol-do-not-get-too-close-to-the-spectators-social-distancing-no-selfies-no-autograph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2023\/06\/05\/le-tours-anti-covid-protocol-do-not-get-too-close-to-the-spectators-social-distancing-no-selfies-no-autograph\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Tour\u2019s Anti-COVID protocol:\u00a0“Do not get too close to the spectators \u2013 Social distancing, no selfies, no autograph.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The prestigious cycling competition, the Tour de France, is set to roll out a stringent anti-COVID protocol for this year’s event. In an effort to stymie the spread of the coronavirus, riders and team staff will be prevented from signing autographs and dining outside of their designated hotels, according to an inside source cited by Reuters.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This represents a significant change from last year’s event, where participants were given more freedom. Last year, riders and team members had the liberty to leave their hotels. Reporters also had unrestricted access to the paddock area at the start of the stages, a privilege that was later rescinded halfway through the race as a part of the concerted effort to curtail COVID-19 transmission.<\/p>\n

This year, the paddock access is scheduled to return at the race’s start in Bilbao, Spain on June 29, with a mandatory mask rule in place.<\/p>\n

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The countdown is on! The @NetflixFR<\/a> premiere of Tour de France: Unchained is going live next week! Get your popcorn ready and watch us take on the world's most iconic bike race. The series airs worldwide on June 8, only on Netflix.\ud83c\udf7f pic.twitter.com\/m10SkV5ewe<\/a><\/p>\n

— EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) June 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n