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鈥楶ositive鈥 Gaviria out of Giro

Colombian sprinter Fernando Gaviria has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Giro d鈥橧talia and has withdrawn from the race, his UAE Emirates team announced yesterday. 鈥淕aviria went straight into isolation after the test result. He feels fine and is completely asymptomatic,鈥 reported his team. Gaviria was tested for coronavirus along with the rest of the peloton on Monday鈥檚 second rest day. UAE Emirates was keen to stress that his was the only positive case amongst the team. 鈥淎ll the other riders and staff members returned negative tests and will have other tests today.鈥 Gaviria has tested positive before, in February鈥檚 UAE Tour. Cycling鈥檚 governing body the UCI revealed another positive test from Monday鈥檚 batch of 492, an AG2R La Mondiale employee. Gaviria, who pulled out before yesterday鈥檚 16th stage, was 126th out of 138 in the general classification, almost 3-1/2 hours behind leader Joao Almeida.


 

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