Positive for Covid-19, Jaakko Hanninen and Andrea Vendrame (AG2R-Citroën) leave the Vuelta before the 7th stage
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The Covid-19 invites itself once again on the roads of the Vuelta. Finn Jaakko Hanninen and Italian Andrea Vendrame, AG2R-Citroën riders, tested positive for Covid-19 this Friday morning during a check at their hotel, their team announced on social media. As a result, they will not take the start of the 7th stage and abandon the Spanish event two weeks before its end.
First case of Covid-19 identified within the peloton on the Vuelta, the Dutchman Daan Hoole (Trek-Segafredo) packed his bags on Wednesday, before the 5th stage, then was imitated by the Czech Jan Hirt (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) the next day.
As was the case on the Tour de France, the UCI Covid protocol indicates that a wave of controls will be carried out on Monday during the second day of rest of the 2022 edition of the Vuelta.
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