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Cyclists have once more needed to go away the Tour of Italy resulting from constructive corona checks. Essentially the most notable dropout is Norwegian Sven Erik Bystrøm, who continued final week regardless of a corona an infection. The Intermarché-Circus-Wanty rider has now began to develop signs and for that cause won’t begin in Tuesday’s tenth stage.
Different dropouts are the Italian Domenico Pozzovivo and the Australian Callum Scotson. The riders of Israel – Premier Tech and Workforce Jayco AlUla, respectively, each examined constructive for the corona virus. Pozzovivo’s teammate Mads Würtz Schmidt and Rein Taaramäe of Intermarché-Circus-Wanty won’t begin as a result of they’re merely not feeling properly. Their corona checks had been destructive.
The group of the Tour of Italy was compelled to tighten up the corona protocols and reintroduce the duty to put on face masks. Classification chief Remco Evenepoel had to surrender on Sunday resulting from a constructive take a look at, 5 riders already preceded him. Britain’s Geraint Thomas now wears the chief’s pink jersey. The second week of the Italian race begins on Tuesday with a journey over 196 kilometers from Scandiano to Viareggio.
