Andorra X-Trial cancelled due to coronavirus
By Andrew Hill on 25th Mar 20
The FIM and 2play sent out a press release today to announce that the final event of the 2020 X-Trial Championship, which was set to take place in Andorra has been cancelled.
Following restrictions imposed by governments to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, the event due to take place on April 25 can no longer go ahead and as a result, the championship has been declared completed at the end of round five held in Bilbao, Spain on February 15.
'All parties are currently working together in order to schedule the event in Andorra La Vella in the 2021 FIM X-Trial World Championship calendar', said the press release.
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