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When it all changed: Inside the UAE Tour COVID outbreak

As 2020 comes to an end, we’ve all been reminiscing on a very unusual year in cycling. For me, the season began with a trip to cover the UAE Tour. It’s a race I’ve covered before, and one that is not usually all that dramatic. This year, however, it made for an experience that I …

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Gaviria confirms that he tested positive for coronavirus

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Confirming what has been rumored for more than a week, Fernando Gaviria (UAE-Team Emirates) says that he tested positive for coronavirus while in quarantine following the stoppage of the UAE Tour. The 25-year-old Colombian shared the news in a video posted to his Instagram account, confirming what has been rumored for several days. The Abu …

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Gazprom says rider has been notified of coronavirus positive

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The Gazprom-Rusvelo team has said in a social media post that Dmitry Strakhov, one of several riders quarantined in an Abu Dhabi hotel after the UAE Tour was called off amid coronavirus concerns, was told he tested positive for virus. According to the team, the 24-year-old Russian was feeling fine but was hospitalized on Sunday upon registering …

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The curious case of Bruno Armirail, quarantine escape-artist

In the days and weeks since the 2020 UAE Tour screeched to a premature halt, wild stories of the race and its aftermath have slowly emerged. In these stories, there has been both light and shade. There have been smuggled Playstations and teams entertaining themselves with hotel corridor Olympics; there have been vivid reports of …

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Cofidis and Groupama-FDJ out of quarantine

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The Cofidis and Groupama-FDJ contingents that spent the past 10 days in quarantine in Abu Dhabi are headed home. Nathan Haas (Cofidis), Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) and more than 20 other riders and staff from the two French teams had been confined to the W Hotel on Yas Island since the evening of Thursday, February 28. That …

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