The measure is taken to protect the security of the caravan that will travel through eight provinces, before the announcement of protests by social movements in the country.
As a preventive measure, the organization of the 38th edition of the Cycling Tour of Ecuador decided to postpone the competition for December.
The main national cycling competition was scheduled for November 13; Nevertheless, “in view of the social and political situation in the country”, it was decided to postpone the test with dates between December 8 and 15.
The social movement announcements to resume measures and stoppages against the national government Since November 10, they made Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha (CDP), the entity in charge of the organization, decided to change dates for “safeguard security and integrity of the athletes, organizers, sponsors and caravan in general ”.
The national round, category 2.2 in the International Cycling Union (UCI), announced a tour of eight stages and a total of 1,197 kilometers, starting in Guayaquil and ending in Quito.
For the dates set at the beginning the participation of national and foreign teams had been confirmed, which must ratify their presence, which would alter the structure of the list of registrants, centered on fourteen squads, according to Jaime Ruiz, president of CDP.
The Vuelta plans to visit cities in eight provinces, starting in Guayaquil, to continue on the way to Salinas, Manta, Quevedo, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Cayambe, Ibarra, Tulcán and Quito, where it will close with a circuit in the Middle of the World.
The organization’s decision was made before the national holiday that ends on November 3, so In the next few days it is planned to detail “the reasons for this decision and the planning of the new date”Concentración said in a statement. (D)
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