The 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole has been cancelled due to a coronavirus outbreak that has prohibited more than 1,000 rallies in the Trentino region of Italy until October 15.

The rescheduled 2020 Giro d'Italia will visit the Trentino region on October 21 for a summit finish at Madonna di Campiglio. The next day's stage will start in Trentino's Pinzolo.

The Val di Sole World Cup was scheduled for September 11-13. Two other events in Val di Sole, the UCI Trial World Cup (July 24-26) and the UCI Four Cross World Championships (September 10-11), were also cancelled.

"The UCI and organizers worked together throughout the process, initially seeking to postpone the events to later in the season before agreeing to take the difficult decision to cancel the UCI World Cup round," the UCI said in a statement Wednesday.

Following Andorra and Mont-Sainte-Anne, the third round of the 2020 Mountain Bike World Cup has been canceled. The cross-country series will be held in Lenzerheide on September 5-6, followed by Les Gets and Nove Mesto.

The 2020 Mountain Bike Cross Country World Championships were originally scheduled to take place in June in Albstadt, Germany, but were cancelled due to a coronavirus outbreak. Val di Sole will host the 2021 Mountain Bike World Championships from August 25-29, just weeks after the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics.

Italy imposed a strict blockade in March to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, but has begun lifting some restrictions in recent weeks. The World Tour calendar will resume in Italy with the Strade Bianche on August 1, while the Giro d'Italia has been moved from October 3 to October 25. The Giro was scheduled to start in Budapest, but the Grande Partenza will now be held in southern Italy.

In an interview with Instagram influencer Lello Ferrara (opens in new tab), Giro assistant director Stefano Allocchio said that RCS Sport will meet with government authorities in the next few days to discuss the organization of the race. He said that RCS Sport will meet with government authorities in the next few days to discuss the organization of the race. After that," he said, "we will know what conditions will be imposed on our race operations.