tested positive for Covid-19, the Remco Evenepoel pink jersey forced to abandon

Huge disappointment for Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian rider, leader of the general classification of the Giro 2023, was forced to retire after testing positive for Covid-19 on Sunday May 14. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce that I have to leave the Giro after a routine Covid-19 test which turned out to be positive”, he wrote in a press release shared on his social networks on Sunday evening. A news that comes just a few hours after the arrival of the ninth stage on which he won, and recovered the pink jersey of leader of the general classification.