ISN pulls rider from Vuelta a Burgos amid COVID-19 concerns
Israel Start-Up Nation has pulled Itamar Einhorn from its Vuelta a Burgos lineup after teammate Omer Goldstein, with whom Einhorn had been training recently, tested positive for COVID-19.
The team announced on Monday that Goldstein, who was asymptomatic, returned a positive coronavirus test on Monday morning. Einhorn had been in direct contact with Goldstein prior to arriving in northern Spain for the Vuelta a Burgos.
Israel Start-Up Nation says that any staff and riders who had contact with Goldstein have been sent for additional COVID 19 tests.
“Although the additional test results have not been returned yet, the team doctors have decided to remove Einhorn from the team squad in Burgos as a precautionary measure and continue to monitor the situation,” the team said in a press release.
“Team ISN operates under the full supervision of its team doctors, following strict internal protocols, the UCI guidelines and UCI protocols and will take every precautionary measure to make sure the health of its members as well as the public is safeguarded.”
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