Remco Evenepoel out of Giro d'Italia following COVID-19 positive

Remco Evenepoel after the finish of the Giro d'Italia stage 9 time trial on Sunday
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Giro d'Italia leader Remco Evenepoel is out of the race following a positive COVID-19 test on Sunday evening, his Soudal-QuickStep team has announced.

Evenepoel had sped to victory in the stage 9 time trial in the afternoon, edging out Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) by under a second on the 35km test in Cesena.

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