Cycling-COVID-19 brings AG2R-Citroen down to three as Tour tally reaches 11


  • Cycling
  • Tuesday, 19 Jul 2022

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 18 - Pau to Luz Ardiden - France - July 15, 2021 AG2R Citroen Team rider Aurelien Paret-Peintre of France in action during Stage 18 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

CARCASONNE, France (Reuters) - The AG2R-Citroen team were down to three riders when Aurelien Paret-Peintre and Mikael Cherel left the race after testing positive for COVID-19, the French outfit said on Tuesday.

Frenchmen Paret-Peintre and Cherel take the tally of riders out of the race with COVID-19 to 11 just before Tuesday's 16th stage to Foix as Cofidis said their German rider Max Walscheid has also tested positive for COVID.

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