Postnord Tour of Denmark 2020 canceled
The Tour of Denmark is canceled. Were you planning to watch it? Did you even know it existed? Apparently it’s Denmark’s largest recurring sporting event, coming in just ahead of the annual rebroadcast of that 1990s Peter Schmeichel advert for bacon.
The UCI found a place for the race in their densely-packed revised calendar, but difficulties and uncertainties around managing the COVID-19 situation have meant that the organizers have decided to canceled this year’s edition of the race
Here’s what the race organizers have to say. Or what Google Translate says the race organizers have to say.
Despite the new placement in UCI’s calendar at the beginning of September, lack of clarity on the health situation and government requirements means that the Danish Cycling Union sees itself forced to cancel this year’s edition of Denmark’s largest recurring sporting event – but PostNord Denmark Rundt will return bigger and stronger in 2021.
The Corona crisis has left a sad imprint on this year’s Danish sports calendar, and the continued uncertainty in relation to health risk and the authorities’ demands for distance and limited meetings also now cause the Danish Cycling Union to give up running PostNord Denmark Round this year.
The decision has major sporting and economic consequences for Danish cycling, but ultimately comes the social mind and responsibility before everything else, states Danish Cycling Union Director Martin Elleberg Petersen.
– Of course, it has been a very difficult decision because it has such a great impact on Danish cycling and affects a large number of stakeholders, but the safety and health of our riders, volunteers, fans and the population always comes first, says Martin Elleberg Petersen .
The decision has been made in full agreement with the main sponsor PostNord, and Denmark’s Cycling Union is now focusing on the positive and looking forward to a new chapter in the race’s history when the next year returns as a ProSeries race.
– The coming year will be spent looking at the opportunities to further develop PostNord Denmark Around. The goal is to create a bicycle race that can attract even more great riders, fans and TV viewers, and the Danish Cycling Union sees a huge potential after joining ProSeries, so that all Danish cycling fans can be sure that the race is turning bigger and stronger back next summer, ends Martin Elleberg Petersen.
PostNord Danmark Rundt should originally have been running from 11 – 15 August 2020. On Tuesday, UCI published the revised race calendar, where PostNord Denmark Rundt was positioned 1 – 5 September 2020.
Finally, we’d like to reiterate that Danish bacon rules and Casper Schmeichel deserves more praise.