Statement from the Spanish Cycling Federation regarding non-professional physical activity

The Spanish Cycling Federation has published in its web page a statement regarding the conditions under which unprofessional physical activity can be carried out outdoors as of May 2.

Full statement

The Government of Spain has today officially determined through the Official State Gazette the conditions under which non-professional physical activity can be carried out outdoors starting tomorrow, May 2.

En SND Order / 380/2020 It is detailed that they can carry out any sports activity, including all forms of cycling that can be carried out on the roads or spaces for public use, those over 14 years of age as long as it is done individually, without contact with third parties and within the municipality where you reside.

Time zone

The sports activity may be carried out once a day between 6:00 am and 10:00 am or between 20:00 pm and 23:00 pm.

These time slots will not be applicable to those municipalities and entities with a territory less than the municipality that administer separate population centers with a population equal to or less than 5.000 inhabitants, in which the practice of the activities permitted by this order may be carried out held between 6:00 a.m. and 23:00 p.m.

Those people who need to go out accompanied by reasons of need and people over 70 years old can practice individual sport and walk between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm and between 19:00 pm and 20:00 pm.

People over 70 years old can go out accompanied by a person living between 14 and 70 years old.

Permitted spaces, warnings and hygiene and safety tips

Physical activity will be allowed on public roads, natural areas and authorized green areas and crowded spaces must be avoided. Access to closed sports facilities will not be allowed.

The activity must be carried out continuously; in case we have to stop, the stop will be as short as possible.

To avoid crowds, the order rethinks the use of public space in favor of those who walk and bike, in that order of priority.

During the practice of authorized physical activities, the Government of Spain recommends maintaining an interpersonal distance with third parties of at least two meters, although for cycling the RFEC recommends keeping a greater distance for safety.

Physical activity outdoors may not be carried out by those who present symptoms or are in home isolation due to a diagnosis by COVID-19, or who are in a period of home quarantine due to having had contact with someone with symptoms or diagnosed with COVID-19.

The Royal Spanish Cycling Federation wishes to clarify that the insurances of the federative license and of the Cycling License will cover cycling outings as long as the aforementioned conditions are met, which have been established by the competent authority.

Professional, high level and federated sport

The health protocol of return to training for professional, high-level and federated sports according to news from the CSD will be ready for May 4

The Higher Sports Council will shortly publish a new health protocol that will come into force on May 4, which will detail how the return to professional, high-level and federated sports training will be carried out and which of these groups will be able to carry it out. .

You can find more information in this regard on the CSD website.

The CSD has also announced that it will create an internal mechanism to answer questions about the return to sports activity over the next few weeks, given the enormous prevailing casuistry in an area as relevant as sports.