Giro d'Italia 2020 - Zero Covid-19 cases in latest bubble testing
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ByEurosport
Updated 17/10/2020 at 10:05 GMT
EF Pro Cycling sent a letter to RCS, UCI, stakeholders and teams saying there was a “clearly compromised bubble” and called for the Giro to end when the second rest day arrives on October 19. The UCI refused the proposal. Additional testing conducted on Thursday and Friday has shown no new positive Covid-19 cases.
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The UCI have reported zero new cases of Covid-19 at the Giro d'Italia on Saturday morning following additional tests conducted on Thursday and Friday.
A total of 512 tests were performed with no rider testing positive for Covid-19 or any team's staff.
The statement added: "In line with the UCI protocol, a new series of PCR control tests will be carried out on the second rest day on 19 October."
The Grand Tour was reeling from the withdrawals of Mitchelton-Scott and Team Jumbo-Visma on Tuesday after positive Covid-19 cases, with doubts surfacing over whether the race can make it to the finish in Milan on October 25.
In the last few days EF Pro Cycling canvassed organisers and teams to get the race stopped early due to the coronavirus situation.
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