Evenepoel's Giro d'Italia Cut Short by COVID-19.
Remco Evenepoel, one of the favourites for victory at the Giro d'Italia, has left the race due to testing positive for COVID-19. Soudal-QuickStep manager Patrick Lefevere defended Evenepoel's decision to abandon the race, stating that there should be no risks taken by teams when a rider tests positive. Evenepoel's COVID-19 positive perhaps explained his below par performance during the hilly stage to Fossombrone and in Sunday's time trial to Cesena.