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Imola to host 2020 Road World Championships
September 24, 2020 - September 27, 2020 - The Italian city of Imola and the region of Emilia-Romagna will host the 2020 UCI Road World Championships, after the original event scheduled for Switzerland was cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions.
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The awarding of the event to Italy came after Swiss host Aigle-Martigny backed out because of a government ruling limiting mass gatherings amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year’s revised competition programme will feature only elite men’s and women’s categories, eliminating junior and under-23 races.
The races in Imola, which hosted the worlds in 1968, will all begin and end on the city’s auto racing circuit.