Two a lot more riders have examined beneficial for Covid-19 at the Tour de France
Anne-Christine POUJOULAT
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Two additional riders have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tour de France, the International Biking Union (UCI) declared on Monday.
All riders underwent a check on Sunday night soon after the 15th stage and on the eve of Monday’s relaxation working day.
“The two anxious riders do not rank in the prime 20 of the event’s standard classification,” the UCI explained in a statement.
“When these riders are entirely asymptomatic, protection actions (isolation of the two riders) have been carried out to shield the other members.
“A final choice on their participation in the remainder of the celebration will be taken by tomorrow (Tuesday) early morning in a collegial fashion by the concerned functions (Covid-19 function and team medical professionals, and the UCI Clinical Director),” the statement added.
Eight riders have had to leave the Tour given that the start out owing to coronavirus.
Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education) and Australian Simon Clarke (Israel PT) returned property on Sunday, after New Zealander George Bennett and Norwegian Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE), Australian Luke Durbridge (BikeExchange) and French riders Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R Citroën), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic).
In the course of the initial relaxation working day right before the Alps on July 11, all the assessments experienced been detrimental.