St Albans Pancake Race 2020 - picture by Stephanie Belton. - Credit: Stephanie Belton For 20 years, the sight of teams of frying pan-wielding contestants pelting hell for leather down St Peter's Street has been a Shrove Tuesday tradition. But like so many other events, this year the St Albans community will not be cheering on the teams as they flip their way through the city centre, as the pandemic means the annual pancake race cannot take place. But instead of scrapping the event altogether, organisers are setting up an online pancake challenge that everyone can get involved in - and it's likely to be a lot warmer than the usual February dash.