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Tour de France postponed to August

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Tour de France postponed to August
Tour de France postponed to August
Tour de France postponed to August

FAMOUS RACE..

THE TOUR DEFRANCE..

HAS BEEN POSTPONED TOAUGUST 29 THRU SEPTEMBER20 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.THAT MEANS THE RACE WILL NOTTAKE PLACE IN ITS TRADITIONALJUNE- JULY SLOT FOR THE FIRST TIMESINCE THE END OF THE SECONDWORLD WAR.FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRONSAID ONMONDAY THAT NO LARGE-SCALEPUBLIC EVENT WOULD TAKEPLACE IN THE COUNTRY -- UNTILMID-JULY AS PART OF MEASURES TOCONTAIN THE OUTBREAK.THE PRESTIGIOUS RACE WAS DUE TOBE HELD FROM JUNE 27TH TOJULY 19TH.AND -- NETFLIX IS CURRENTLY

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