The Dutch Cycling Federation (KNWU) announced that it will review its plans to reopen the national cycling calendar after the Dutch government announced that some of its COVID-19 measures will be lifted two months earlier than expected.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that the ban on contact sports and other restrictions would be lifted effective July 1, marking the first day with zero deaths from coronavirus since the pandemic began.

"At a press conference on June 24, the cabinet announced good news for Dutch sports," the KNWU said in a statement. 'As of Wednesday, July 1, it will no longer be necessary to maintain a distance of 1.5 meters when exercising. This will also make it possible to organize cycling races again."

The federation advises cyclists to train "using common sense" once the distance requirement is lifted, and because of additional safety requirements such as 1.5 meters between vehicles for race officials, podiums, and spectators, event organizers should expect the permit process to take longer than in previous years The event organizers should expect the permit process to take longer than in previous years.

KNWU expects the distance requirement to continue until September 1, and an action plan was almost ready. More specific guidelines will be issued next week.

"We are adapting the current advice to the new mitigation from the Cabinet and the general sporting protocols of the NOC * NSF," KNWU said in a statement. 'Our first priority is to initiate national competitions such as the classics and criteriums. We expect club races to precede national competitions in the future."

[12 [The UCI's revised 2020 road calendar has the men's and women's Amstel Gold Races scheduled for October 10 and the Boels Ladies Tour for September 1-6. The Bink Bank Tour stage, which was scheduled to take place in the Netherlands, has been cancelled and the race shortened to five days.