Bicycle races are cancelled or postponed this yr because of the coronavirus. If the Tour de France takes place in any respect, it’ll begin in September.
Paradoxically, the coronavirus lockdowns which have halted racing may additionally assist spur a future Tour de France star to take up the game.
Amid the lockdowns, bike retailers (thought of important companies) are promoting out of entry-level and mid-range bikes and are backlogged with restore jobs on bikes that haven’t been ridden in a decade or extra.
What’s driving this stampede to bike retailers?
Locked out of closed gyms and pulled out into the hotter climate, folks have rediscovered the precursor to spin lessons—driving a motorbike outdoors for train. Streets have been much less trafficked and alluring for cyclists, whereas sidewalks have remodeled into clogged Pac-Man mazes of walkers and runners dodging one another to maintain at the very least six toes away.
The bicycle has additionally solved the brand new dilemma of merely getting from one place to a different with out the specter of catching the coronavirus. Some commuters who’ve taken public transit prior to now have made the choice that driving a motorbike to the shop or work is safer than getting in a transferring field crammed with folks.
Sure, It’s all concerning the bike for a number of causes in the intervening time, however none to do with racing.
