体坛英语资讯：Giro dItalia bike race delayed, not defeated by the coronavirus outbreak
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 14-- <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="Giro">Giro</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Italia">Italia</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="depart">depart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 103<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hungary">Hungary</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="there">there</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> -- <span word="before">before</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> 18 <span word="stages">stages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="finish">finish</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> 31, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 3-25. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Paolo">Paolo</span> <span word="Bellino">Bellino</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="RCS">RCS</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entity">entity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="organizes">organizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Giro">Giro</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Italia">Italia</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="decided">decided</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Formula">Formula</span> 1 <span word="car">car</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="limbo">limbo</span>. <span word="Tentative">Tentative</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="rugby">rugby</span>, <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span>, <span word="basketball">basketball</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="polo">polo</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="outright">outright</span>, <span word="preferring">preferring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restart">restart</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logistical">logistical</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Giro">Giro</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Italia">Italia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 4,000 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> (2,500 <span word="miles">miles</span>) <span word="most">most</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>.</p>
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