Four more riders out of Giro due to Covid-19
Four more Soudal Quick-Step riders in the Giro d'Italia squad have tested positive for Covid-19 and will leave the race, three days after world champion Remco Evenepoel abandoned the event.
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Four more Soudal Quick-Step riders test positive for COVID at Giro d'Italia
Four more Soudal Quick-Step riders in the Giro d'Italia squad have tested positive for COVID-19 and will leave the race, the team said on Wednesday, three days after world champion Remco Evenepoel abandoned the event.
Giro d'Italia 2023: Four more Soudal Quick-Step riders have all witdrawn with Covid-19 after Remco Evenepoel
Four Soudal Quick-Step riders have withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for Covid-19. It has been a desperately disappointing Grand Tour for Patrick Lefevere’s team, who lost general classification contender Remco Evenepoel to the virus after he tested positive on Sunday. Ad In a statement released on Wednesday, the team confirmed that Jan Hirt, Josef Cerny, Louis Vervaeke and Matteo Cattaneo will not start Stage 11 and have left the race immediately.
Giro d'Italia 2023: Remco Evenepoel 'was sick as a dog' - Patrick Lefevere defends withdrawal of star rider
Patrick Lefevere, the team manager of Soudal-QuickStep, and the team doctor, Toon Cruyt, have defended the decision to withdraw Remco Evenepoel from the Giro d'Italia after he tested positive for Covid-19. Confirming that Evenepoel is still positive after undergoing further testing in Belgium, Lefevere acknowledged that the young cyclist is feeling better. Ad Evenepoel is expected to take a 10-day break from cycling and will then undergo cardiological tests.
Masks back in Giro d'Italia as COVID-19 hits the race
Giro d'Italia followers coming into contact with riders will be required to wear masks in the wake of COVID-19 cases that hit the race and forced overall leader Remco Evenepoel to abandon the 'Corsa Rosa', race director Mauro Vegni said on Monday.
Overall leader Evenepoel out of Giro d'Italia with COVID-19
Overall leader Remco Evenepoel abandoned the Giro d'Italia on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19, the Belgian rider said on Sunday.
'Tired' Remco Evenepoel 'starting to feel the effects', expect rivals Ineos Grenadiers to pounce – Adam Blythe
Remco Evenepoel may have won the individual time trial on Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia, but he looked «tired», concurred The Breakaway experts of Dan Lloyd, Robbie McEwen and Adam Blythe. Blythe said that he expect Evenepoel's rivals – namely the Ineos Grenadiers – to try to push on and “weaken him day by day.” Ad Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) made a flying start to the time trial and looked like he was going to put significant time into his general classification rivals.
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee runner-up in Stage 8 of Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee, competing in his first Grand Tour, finished runner-up to Irish rider Ben Healy in Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday.