Organisers of L'Étape Australia have cancelled the event due to severe weather forecasts. Please see their official announcement below:
Thursday 18 March 2021
L'Étape Australia by Tour de France cancelled due to severe weather
Lateral Events, organisers of L'Étape Australia by Tour de France, in consultation with the State Authorities and in agreement with Kiama Municipal Council, the Shoalhaven City Council and the Wingecarribee Shire Council, have announced the cancellation of the event due to the severe weather forecast this weekend.
The weather forecast for Kiama, the Shoalhaven and the Southern Highlands has consistently worsened during the past few days. On Wednesday 17 March at 4:30pm, 90mm to 200mm of rain was forecast for Saturday 20 March, making the course unsafe to deliver the event.
The cancellation of the event means there will NOT be any road closures implemented on Saturday 20 March 2021.
L'Étape Australia is the only Tour de France event in Australia. The fifth edition, initially scheduled for November 2020, had been postponed to 19-20 March 2021.
The fifth edition of L'Étape Australia will be staged early December 2021, and community engagement will resume in the coming weeks.
We would like to thank all the local residents and local business owners for their understanding, and we are looking forward to bringing the Tour de France to Kiama, the Shoalhaven and the Southern Highlands at the end of the year.
