2020 Tour de France


The 2020 Tour de France is scheduled to be the 107th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. Originally scheduled to start on 27 June 2020, it was postponed until 29 August 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

Postponement

As with every other sporting event in the world, the 2020 Tour was in jeopardy of being cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 14 April the International Cycling Union announced the start of the 2020 Tour would be postponed to 29 August, with the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España to follow in October.

Teams

The 2020 Tour de France is expected to consist of 22 teams. All nineteen UCI WorldTeams are entitled, and obliged, to enter the race. Additionally, Amaury Sport Organisation, the organisers of the Tour, invited three second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams to participate in the event. The teams were announced on 7 January 2020.
The teams participating in the race are:
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
The start of the 2020 Tour is planned to be in Nice. This would be the second occasion that the city has held the Grand Départ, the first being for the 1981 Tour de France. This would also be the 36th occasion on which the Tour de France has visited Nice, and the first time since the 2013 Tour de France.