French Les Republicains party deputy David Douillet attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
(Reuters) - Allowing the Tour de France to go ahead as scheduled despite the COVID-19 pandemic would be "madness" and a "crime against humanity", former French sports minister David Douillet has said.
The outbreak has decimated the global sporting calendar and the Tour de France - which takes place in June and July - is one of the last major global sporting events that has not yet been cancelled or postponed.
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