Geoghegan Hart crashes out of Giro
Former Giro d'Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart was forced out of the race on stage 11 on Wednesday after crashing heavily on a slippery descent with around 70km remaining.
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Former Giro d'Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart was forced out of the race on stage 11 on Wednesday after crashing heavily on a slippery descent with around 70km remaining.
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.
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.
Four Soudal Quick-Step riders have withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for Covid-19.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.
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.
Geraint Thomas will wear the race leader’s jersey on Tuesday in the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia following the withdrawal, late on Sunday night, of the race leader Remco Evenepoel following a positive test for Covid-19.
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 Remco Evenepoel abandoned the Giro d'Italia on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19, the Belgian rider said on Sunday.