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Coronavirus, Features, Ineos, Leonardo Basso, News - August 23, 2020

INEOS rider tests positive for COVID19, withdraws riders from Italian National Championships

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Team INEOS withdrew its riders from the Italian National Championship today as a precautionary measure in line with COVID protocols after its rider Leonardo Basso returned a positive test on Saturday. The team says that the 26 year old Italian has been and remains asymptomatic. In press release Team INEOS said that apart from a …

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Two strikes, team’s out: ASO reveals Tour de France COVID-19 protocols

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Amid growing concern about rising COVID-19 case numbers in France, Tour de France organiser the ASO has detailed the health measures it will take when the race commences in just over a week’s time. In an 18 page document shared with teams this week, the ASO has revealed the steps it will take in the …

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2021 Herald Sun Tour cancelled due to coronavirus uncertainty

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Australia’s oldest stage race, the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, won’t run in 2021 due to “the uncertainty and unpredictability caused by the impact of COVID-19”. While the race wasn’t due to occur until early February next year — more than five months from now — race organisers decided it was better to cancel the event …

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Competitions, Coronavirus, Features, quiz - August 20, 2020

Quiz: Can you name the masked riders?

Professional road racing looks a little different in 2020. For starters, we missed a whole chunk of the season thanks to coronavirus, forcing a dramatic reshuffle of the calendar. And now that racing is back, well, things still look a little unusual. There are smaller crowds at the start and finish of stages, podium protocols …

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The Tour de France starts next week, but should it?

In two Saturdays’ time, two months late, the 2020 Tour de France will finally begin. On the wide boulevards of Nice, with the glinting blue of the Mediterranean at their backs, the riders and their entourage will head up into the hills surrounding the coastal city and set a course that will lead them to …

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INEOS rider tests positive for COVID19, withdraws riders from Italian National Championships

Two strikes, team’s out: ASO reveals Tour de France COVID-19 protocols

2021 Herald Sun Tour cancelled due to coronavirus uncertainty

Quiz: Can you name the masked riders?

The Tour de France starts next week, but should it?

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