The Giro Ciclistico Internazionale della Valle d'Aosta is postponed to 2021. The 57th edition of the race, that was meant to happen this July between 14th and 19th, had to be rescheduled for next year. At the moment there is too much guesswork related to the state of health emergency caused by Covid-19 which leaves Società Ciclistica Valdostana organizers unable to proceed with the planning of the event. In the light of amplified difficulties and very little positive assurances, it has been decided with a heavy heart to change the date of the event.

«All the stages between Aosta Valley and Upper Savoy have been pinpointed and ready for the 57th edition of the historical Petit Tour.» – shares with us Riccardo Moret, the chairman of the Società Ciclistica Valdostana – «But unfortunately, the pandemic which the whole world is facing right now forces us to cancel the event. We kept putting this hard decision off, waiting in hope that this nightmare would finish soon. Now it’s clear that priorities have to be reevaluated accordingly: on our part, we can only hope that this state of emergency can finish as soon as possible and that the cycling world will quickly come back to normal. As for us, we are awaiting the Under 23 champions on the roads at Giro Ciclistico Internazionale della Valle d'Aosta in July 2021.»

The 2020 edition of the Petit Tour was to be hosted in the French community of Saint-Gervais-Mont Blanc, as well as in Aosta, Hône, Bard, Fénis, Pollein, and Valtournenche (across the Italian border). «We would like to thank the management for their commitment to our project» – sums up Riccardo Moret – «huge thanks also go to all the sponsors for having their faith in us. We will meet in 2021 for a brand new start, stronger than before!»