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The Tour de France is overtaken by the Covid-19 epidemic, Sunday July 10. The first positive case was detected within the Grande Boucle. In total, four riders had to give up, including Guillaume Martin, the leader of the Cofidis team. A large screening operation tumbled on the spot.
This is the last difficulty of the stage on Sunday July 10: a screening test for each rider of the Tour de France. The Covid-19 has invited itself into the peloton. Under a tent, 165 runners line up for a swab. This morning, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Frenchman Guillaume Martin abandoned his bike for the train. He has been positive for Covid since Saturday evening July 9. He is the fourth rider to leave the Tour, in two days.
“It’s quite frustrating as I don’t have any symptoms, I feel fine and the proof is in my performance over the last two days in the last two stages.”explains the runner. All of his teammates tested negative this morning. The team ensures to take all the precautions. In the start and finish areas in the stages, the mask is compulsory. the Covid will upsetthe general classification? The future of the Tour is still uncertain.
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