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    British scene mourns Tour of Britain cancellation

    May 21, 2020 4 minutes
    Words Chris Marshall-Bell
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    Zac Wiliams/SWpix.com

    Elite racing in the United Kingdom has been dealt a further blow with the news that the Tour of Britain has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

    The UK’s premier stage race was set to take place between 6-13 September, but four months before its staging, organiser SweetSpot has announced the race will not take place this calendar year.

    Instead, the eight-stage tour of the country will now return in September 2021 with the international peloton riding the same route from Penzance to Aberdeen.

    “In the UK, the racing is very much about crowds”

    “Since the start.

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