A ‘love’ for the Giro that may have ‘limits’

The water is going downl Twist riots, with so many falls, Covid cases and rumors spreading in the race environment. Added to the sanitary affectations itself was the uncertainty of not completing the route as indicated. The rain did not stop and the organizers changed the ‘Coppi Peak’ of the stage on Friday crans montana -he should be Grand-Saint-Bernard with its 2,469 meters – due to the risk of avalanches, a ‘dangerous’ pass because in previous years it was only open to traffic from May 29 to June 14, and the Giro ends on May 28. The time trial of the penultimate day in Mount Lussari is also discussed; meanwhile the Covid bug runs wild in the peloton, taking advantage of punished and weakened bodies.

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The withdrawal alarm sounds evenepoel after testing positive, but the same day he also got off the bike uran and there are already nine cyclists who have fallen victim to the indolence of the coronavirus. Seeing that it was getting out of control, the organization withdrew the health restrictions from the past, but with the existing health protocol, the runners and their teams have the power to decide whether to continue the race or not. Within soul team decided to remove Evenepoel, but, for example in intermarche, they want Sven Erik Bystrom to continue the race despite having Covid, although the runner eventually couldn’t take it anymore and withdrew. “Irresponsible for him and others. Maybe he has a less contagious virus, but he does. For positive elite athletes, the procedure is for them to have a week off. It turns out that sometimes those affected have symptoms of breathlessness or fatigue after four weeks, and we also see fatigue in some cyclists after a month,” said the Alpecin team doctor. Peter Lagrouwhich would justify Evenepoel’s departure, because there was talk about “genetic inheritance.

For all these reasons, the doctor from Soudal de EvenepoeI am Yvan Vanmol He said that his star was at home due to the Giro’s own negligence, complaining that the conditions of the Giro caravan were not suitable for the runners and that the measures taken were too late.