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Another rider tested positive to coronavirus at Tirreno-Adriatico

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The 2020 Tour de France peloton might have avoided coronavirus so far, but the same can’t be said of those who raced at the recent Tirreno-Adriatico. EF Pro Cycling announced on Tuesday that Magnus Cort Nielsen had tested positive after the race’s penultimate stage on Sunday. He didn’t start Monday’s final-stage ITT as a result. …

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Zero positives at Tour de France second round of testing

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The second round of testing at the Tour de France was carried out yesterday and there were zero positive COVID-19 tests out of a total of 785 individuals tested within the race bubble. On the first rest day four team staff members in the Tour de France returned a positive test who were employees of …

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Report: No riders positive for coronavirus on the Tour’s first rest day

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All riders in the Tour de France are free to continue the race on Tuesday after all were cleared of coronavirus. A total of roughly 650 riders and team staff were tested on the race’s first rest day and the day prior. As reported by L’Equipe all riders tested negative. It’s not yet clear whether …

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TDF rest-day testing, Ackermann wins at Tirreno-Adriatico: Daily Tour Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hi there CyclingTips readers, It was a rest day at the Tour de France on Monday which gave everyone a chance to stop, catch their breath, and prepare themselves for the two weeks ahead. It wasn’t an entirely restful day though – …

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Fingers crossed as rest-day COVID testing begins at the Tour

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In some ways it’s still surprising the Tour de France even got started. That as the number of coronavirus cases surged around France, sport’s biggest annual circus was allowed to set off from a COVID-19 hotspot and embark on a nationwide journey. And yet, the Tour did start, and nine stages have now been completed …

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