With just two weeks to go until this year’s Tour de France begins in Copenhagen, professional cycling is once again reeling from an outbreak of Covid-19.
British squad Ineos Grenadiers have been directly affected with Tom Pidcock the latest rider forced to pull out of the Tour de Suisse.
Pidcock’s positive test came just 24 hours after Adam Yates, earmarked to be one of Ineos Grenadiers’ co-leaders at this year’s Tour de France, alongside Colombian Dani Martinez, also tested positive for the virus.
In total, 29 riders did not start the sixth stage of the Swiss race, including race leader Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe).
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