Corona: Front runner Evenepoel has to give up Giro d'Italia
DPA
· 14.05.2023
Remco Evenepoel muss den Giro d'Italia 2023 aufgeben
The 106th Giro d'Italia loses its leading rider and biggest star: Road cycling world champion Remco Evenepoel has to withdraw from the second biggest national tour due to a positive corona test. This was announced by his team Soudal - Quick Step.
Giro d'Italia 2023: Evenepoel with two stage wins
A few hours earlier, the Belgian from Soudal - Quick Step won the ninth stage and reclaimed the overall leader's pink jersey. Evenepoel was 45 seconds ahead of the Brit Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers). The 23-year-old's retirement means that Bremen's Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) moved up to eighth place.
The new standings in the overall standings
- 1st Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) 34:34:27
- 2nd Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) +0:02
- 3rd Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:05
- 4th Joao Ameida (UAE Team Emirates) +0:22
- 5th Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM) +0:22
- 6th Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:03
- 7th Damiano Caruso (Bahrain-Victorious) +1:28
- 8th Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:52
- 9th Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers) +2:15
- 10th Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates) +2:24
"As part of our team's routine, I underwent a test, which was unfortunately positive. I was looking forward to riding here over the next two weeks," said Remco Evenepoel.
Fifth corona case at the Giro d'Italia 2023
It is the fifth corona case of the current Giro, and even before the race some riders had already decided not to start after a positive test. Monday is the first rest day.
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