New Paris-Roubaix race boosts women's cycling


  • Cycling
  • Wednesday, 06 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the indoor track at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Federation headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland, September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

PARIS (Reuters) - The COVID-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on the cycling calendar but female riders were able to celebrate the addition of a new race in 2020 when the International Cycling Union (UCI) unveiled its revised schedule on Tuesday.

The first edition of the Paris-Roubaix women's race will be held on Oct. 25 a few hours before the men's race which is famous for its much-feared cobbled sections.

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