Tour de France cancels highly-anticipated stage of race

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amid 'crazy weather conditions'

With less than 30 kilometers to go in a thrilling stage of the Tour de France, organizers were forced to cancel the rest of the 19th stage of racing due to heavy hail accumulations -- or, as one racing team put it, "crazy weather conditions." The rare stoppage was a blow to fans of the event but the decision was made for the safety of the riders.

The cyclists were pushing through the French Alps in Friday’s 19th stage when a hailstorm battered the mountain region. There are two days of racing left in the 2019 edition of the Tour, with the athletes set to close out the final stage on Sunday, July 28, in Paris Champs-Élysées.

...weather could play a factor again in Saturday’s stage, the last stage spent in the Alps. “Showers and thunderstorms will be around the mountains again, so teams and spectators will need to keep a close eye on the radar yet again,” he said.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/tour-de-france-cancels-highly-anticipated-leg-of-race-amid-extreme-weather/70008918

Then Sunday, the last stage in Paris, they will be dealing with temperatures over 100. "Crazy" indeed.