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Writing sports, 3 jul (EFE).- The organization of the Ultra-Trail World Tour circuit of mountain races most prestigious in the world, set his back to the 19 of July in Russia, with the occasion of the Golden Ring Ultra-Trail.
The town of Suzdal will host a test of 107 kilometres, which will take place under strict sanitary measures for the event to develop in conditions of security.
The circuit organization was also recalled that the Ultra-Trail du Montblanc, scheduled in August was cancelled.
It maintains, instead, the Harricana Ultra-Trail (Canada) for September 13.
The Ultra-Trail Ninghai will be held as planned on the 17th of September, although they may participate, only 400 runners from China.
The appointment of Oman, to be held on December 3, was also cancelled.
Given the inability to complete the anticipated timetable for the pandemic of coronavirus, the organization of the Ultra-Trail World Tour decided that, by 2020, will not deliver their titles each year, in male and female category, “in defense of justice among the competitors”. “The competition brings together the most mountain races of long distance most emblematic and prestigious in the world and can not develop normally in the context of the crisis of the COVID-19, due to the cancellation of thirteen events from the onset of the pandemic,” he stressed in a press release.
The Ultra-Trail World Tour expressed its support to the organisers, the riders and to the family of trail running in your set before this health crisis.
