The Dane, winner of the 10th stage in Megève, is the seventh rider to leave the Grande Boucle because of the Covid.
Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen, winner of the 10th stage in Megève, tested positive for covid-19 and left the Tour de France on Sunday, his EF Education team announced before the start of the 15th stage in Rodez. Cort is the seventh rider in the peloton to retire due to the coronavirus. The Dane stood out throughout the first week, in particular by ensuring the show on the different climbs of the course of the two stages in line run in his country. “He woke up this morning with a headache and a fever. He has since tested positive for Covid-19. His medical evaluation is in progress.announced his team.
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Before Cort Nielsen, the other riders to give up for this reason are the New Zealander George Bennett (UAE), the Norwegian Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE), the Australian Luke Durbridge (BikeExchange) and the French Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R Citroën), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic).
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