<p>The 100th edition of the Tour of Catalonia has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on Monday.</p>.<p>Due to be held from March 23 to March 29, this year's tour was initially postponed on March 12 but a compressed cycling calendar means the event will not go ahead in 2020.</p>.<p>"The 100th edition of the Tour of Catalonia will in the end be held in the last week of March 2021," the event's organisers said in a statement.</p>.<p>"The cycling calendar that the UCI has made official has been reduced to practically three months, and what we are clear about is that we want to celebrate a 100th edition with maximum guarantees and the best cyclists in the world," said Tour of Catalonia president Ruben Peris.</p>.<p>"We are very clear that we do not want to do the race no matter what," added Peris.</p>.<p>"Nor did we want to do it in a reduced number of days."</p>.<p>The coronavirus pandemic has caused this year's Tour de France to be postponed, with new dates currently set for August 29 to September 20.</p>
<p>The 100th edition of the Tour of Catalonia has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on Monday.</p>.<p>Due to be held from March 23 to March 29, this year's tour was initially postponed on March 12 but a compressed cycling calendar means the event will not go ahead in 2020.</p>.<p>"The 100th edition of the Tour of Catalonia will in the end be held in the last week of March 2021," the event's organisers said in a statement.</p>.<p>"The cycling calendar that the UCI has made official has been reduced to practically three months, and what we are clear about is that we want to celebrate a 100th edition with maximum guarantees and the best cyclists in the world," said Tour of Catalonia president Ruben Peris.</p>.<p>"We are very clear that we do not want to do the race no matter what," added Peris.</p>.<p>"Nor did we want to do it in a reduced number of days."</p>.<p>The coronavirus pandemic has caused this year's Tour de France to be postponed, with new dates currently set for August 29 to September 20.</p>