The 2020 Giro d'Italia lost another
big name on Tuesday when ANSA learned that Dutchman Steven
Kruijswijk was one of two more riders forced to pull out after
testing positive for COVID-19.
Britain's Simon Yates, one of the favourites, had to withdraw
from cycling's second-biggest stage race at the weekend for the
same reason.
Indeed, Yates's Mitchelton-Scott team decided to pull out on
Tuesday after four members of the team staff tested positive for
the coronavirus too.
The other rider to test positive was Michael Matthews, an
Australian rider for Team Sunweb who wore the pink leader's
jersey during the 2015 Giro.
There were also two other team staff members to test positive,
one from Team Ag2r-La Mondiale and the other from Team Ineos
Grenadiers.
Kruijswijk was in 11th place in the general standings, 1'24"
behind the leader Joao Almeida.
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