Tour de France asks for date shift

Copenhagen:The Tour de France organisers has asked for the dates to the start of its 2021 race to be shifted so as to not clash with the Tokyo Olympics. The Amaury Sport Organisation has requested the moving of the Grand Depart in Copenhagen, according to Danish outlet DR.
“I can confirm that we have received a request from the Tour de France management that they would like to discuss the contracted dates they have with us for when the Tour should start in Denmark in 2021,” Copenhagen Mayor Frank Jensen, the chairman of the local Organising Committee, said to DR.
The Grand Depart of the prestigious multiple stage bicycle race is scheduled to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on July 2. Two flat stages are then scheduled to be held in the country on July 3 and 4 while the dates for the rest of the route in France are yet to be finalised. However, it could run until July 25 and the postponed Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to start on July 3.Pushing back the Grand Depart could also cause a logistical nightmare in Copenhagen as the city is scheduled to host a Euro 2020 last-16 match. (IANS)