Vingegaard’s group hit by corona – Muricas News

Coronavirus continues to forged a shadow over the beginning of the Tour de France in Denmark.

This time it's Jonas Vingegaard’s and Jumbo-Visma’s sports activities director Merijn Zeeman who's affected.

He states this on Twitter, the place it additionally seems that he retains his distance from the riders.

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– Sadly, covid additionally hit me. No possibility however to regulate the group from the pc till I'm utterly wholesome once more. Hopefully I can be part of the group quickly, writes Merijn Zeeman.

The 43-year-old Dutchman is without doubt one of the sporting administrators who will attempt to information Jonas Vingegaard or Primoz Roglic to an total Tour de France victory and thus snatch the Tadej Pogacar title. The Slovenian has gained the final two years.

One other Danish group was hit by the annoying virus on Tuesday. Right here it was Fast-Steps Tim Declercq who examined optimistic on arrival in Copenhagen. He was subsequently pulled out of the Tour de France and changed by French champion Florian Sénéchal.

For this yr’s Tour de France, new guidelines have been made for when a group should withdraw from the Tour de France. You'll be able to learn extra about that right here.

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