Olympics-Cycling-Road race a rare chance for fans at spectatorless Games

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The Tokyo Olympics will go down in history as a Games almost devoid of spectators, but cycling fans on Saturday got the rare chance to see the athletes in person on the first day of full-fledged competition. With the Japanese capital in its fourth COVID-19 state of emergency as infections surge, the organisers this month banned spectators https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...tokyo-area-through-aug-22-minister-2021-07-08 from all but a handful of stadiums and asked the public https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/s...away-road-cycling-triathlon-events-2021-07-09 to stay away https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/s...thout-spectators-except-vips-paper-2021-07-06 from cycling, marathon and other outdoor events.

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