Covid sweeps through peloton as Tour de Suisse, Tour of Slovenia hit by withdrawals following positive tests

EF Education-EasyPost, UAE Team Emirates and BORA-hansgrohe are the latest teams to be hit by a Covid-19 outbreak and have withdraw riders from Tour de Suisse and the Tour of Slovenia. Team manager of EF Education-EasyPost Jonathan Vaughters took to social media to state that four riders had tested positive and would be sent home, adding that the remaining two riders would be given the opportunity to start Stage 6 of the 85th running of the Tour de Suisse after they returned multiple negative tests. Ad/> «So I’m writing this on behalf of the EF Education-EasyPost,” began Vaughters.

CyclingSagan beats Bernal in sprint finish to claim Giro d'Italia Criterium Dubai06/11/2021 AT 14:55 “As per team protocol, we have been Covid testing all riders and staff. This morning four riders tested positive. No staff tested positive.

Those riders will be sent home, in a safe way, today. “We have decided to give the option of starting to the remaining two riders, with the consent of our medical staff. Along with our support staff, these riders have no symptoms and multiple negative tests during this Tour de Suisse.

However, we will continue testing twice per day.” /> UAE Team Emirates also announced positive Covid tests, with Marc Hirschi testing positive at the Tour de Suisse and Mikkel Bjerg in Slovenia. “UAE Team Emirates were hit by two cases of Covid-19 within 24 hours through Marc Hirschi in the Tour de Suisse and Mikkel Bjerg at the Tour of Slovenia. Both riders have therefore been withdrawn from competition,” said a statement.