UCI announce further rounds of COVID-19 testing at Giro d'Italia

The pack rides on the Perticara hill during the 12th stage of the Giro dItalia 2020 cycling race a 204kilometers route between Cesenatico and Cesenatico on October 15 2020 Photo by Luca Bettini AFP Photo by LUCA BETTINIAFP via Getty Images
The peloton during stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia to Cesenatico (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The UCI has responded to concerns about the COVID-19 situation at the Giro d'Italia, stating that race organisers RCS Sport will carry out further rounds of testing on Thursday and Friday ahead of the already arranged round of testing set to take place on the race's second rest day next Monday.

The move comes after several members of the peloton have spoken about safety and the race 'bubble'. Jos Van Emden, whose Jumbo-Visma team left the race after Steven Kruijswijk's positive test, said that the Dutch squad dined alongside four other teams, police and other race staff, as well as the general public.

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