We're almost a week into the Tour. So far looks like no positives from the riders and team support bubble with the 2 strikes and the team is "out" rule. Meanwhile in France daily cases are above what they were in April for Covid 19 with over 5000 per day moving 7 day average:
https://www.worldometers.info/...irus/country/france/
On a plus note 7 day averages for those daily deaths is sub 20...back in April it was over 900 per day. Macron has said that he will do what he can to prevent another lockdown but "anything is possible".
For the riders, it seems that they don't really have much chance to interact with the world and catch it, unless that happens late in the day after the daily recovery process. Would be interesting to hear the rider and team support routines daily. I would guess that the people who can bring Covid19 into the peloton bubble are team support who have a chance to interact with the public during the day to some extent while riders are racing.
Anyway, its been great that so far so good and we're getting real racing. It as weird seeing the finish today (Stage 6) up to Mont Aigoual with almost no fans, but that's a good thing (like other pro sports)...at least we get to watch at home!!!
https://www.worldometers.info/...irus/country/france/
On a plus note 7 day averages for those daily deaths is sub 20...back in April it was over 900 per day. Macron has said that he will do what he can to prevent another lockdown but "anything is possible".
For the riders, it seems that they don't really have much chance to interact with the world and catch it, unless that happens late in the day after the daily recovery process. Would be interesting to hear the rider and team support routines daily. I would guess that the people who can bring Covid19 into the peloton bubble are team support who have a chance to interact with the public during the day to some extent while riders are racing.
Anyway, its been great that so far so good and we're getting real racing. It as weird seeing the finish today (Stage 6) up to Mont Aigoual with almost no fans, but that's a good thing (like other pro sports)...at least we get to watch at home!!!