Yves Lampaert concerned about catching COVID-19 during Tour de France

Yves Lampaert (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) on stage 2 at the Tour de France
Yves Lampaert (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) on stage 2 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Yves Lampaert proudly showed off his race leader’s yellow jersey on stage 2 of the Tour de France but admitted he was concerned about the growing cluster of COVID-19 cases in the QuickStep-AlphaVinyl team.

Tim Declercq tested positive on arrival in Denmark on Tuesday and was quickly sent home and replaced by French national champion Florian Sénéchal.

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.