Tour de France:
Corona! Mark Cavendish loses important helper
The Dane Michael Mörkov from the team of sprint idol Mark Cavendish has become the first professional cyclist to leave the 111th Tour de France due to a corona infection. This was announced by the Astana team on Thursday.
According to the announcement, Cavendish's 39-year-old top rider tested positive the evening before and early on Thursday.
Ninth abandonment
Although the three-time Danish champion felt well and had no serious symptoms, the team decided to end the Tour in order to protect Mörkov from long-term consequences. For the experienced racer, his last Tour of France ended prematurely. He will retire at the end of the year. Before the start of the 203.6-kilometre twelfth stage starting in Aurillac, there were a total of nine tasks in this Tour.
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