PARIS (REUTERS) - Two positive coronavirus cases within a week for a Tour de France team will result in the outfit being kicked out of the event starting on Aug 29, the race organisers said on Friday (Aug 21).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - Two positive coronavirus cases within a week for a Tour de France team will result in the outfit being kicked out of the event starting on Aug 29, the race organisers said on Friday .
Earlier, sports directors who will be on the event running until Sept 20 confirmed a report by cycling website Velonews that the race would be over for teams who are found to have two infected members in their ranks. The Criterium du Dauphine is also organised by ASO, who used the week-long race earlier this month as a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France.
They will be tested for the coronavirus twice before the race starts, and a mobile testing lab will be at their disposal.
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