In agreement with Giro d’Italia organiser, RCS Sport, Mitchelton-SCOTT has today withdrawn its team from the race following the results of the first rest day’s Covid-19 tests.
Following two rounds of negative Covid-19 test results on Friday and Saturday, the team was notified of new positive results from testing conducted on Sunday evening. Upon receiving the results, Mitchelton-SCOTT immediately withdrew its team from the race and will ‘focus on the health of its riders and staff and their safe movement to areas of quarantine.’
Testing at the event has been ongoing, in accordance with the Giro d’Italia’s health protocols, developed in the framework of the Union Cycliste Internationale’s (UCI) rules for the return of the road cycling season in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. The testing is also in line with measures required by Italy’s Ministry of Health.
To date, six staff members, four from Mitchelton-SCOTT, and one each from Team AG2R-La Mondiale and Team Ineos Grenadiers, have tested positive for Covid-19 and were entrusted to the respective teams’ doctors who ordered their isolation measures.
In addition, two riders, one each from Team Sunweb and Team Jumbo – Visma, tested positive for Covid-19 and were entrusted to the respective teams’ doctors who ordered their isolation.
