Corona outbreak at the Tour de Suisse

The Dutch Jumbo-Visma team no longer appeared at the start of the fifth stage in Ambri on Thursday. This was announced by the team around Sepp Kuss (USA), who was seventh overall to date, before the start of the fifth day. “The reason for this is that despite all the precautionary measures, Corona has crept into the team again,” it said. It was not announced who of the seven professionals taking part in the Tour of Switzerland became infected. The DSM team also reported the corona-related withdrawal of the Danes Sören Kragh and Casper Pedersen and the Dutchman Cees Bol. For the Ineos Grenadiers team, Briton Adam Yates, who was ranked tenth overall, tested positive and was taken out of the race. A total of 16 professional cyclists did not take part in the fifth stage, but not all because of Corona. Vlasov new leader It wasn't just because of the failures that the top of the overall ranking was shaken up at the end of the stage. The new front runner is the Russian Alexander Vlasov from the German Bora-hansgrohe team, who won the stage after 190,1 kilometers in Novazzano in a sprint from a leading group and replaced the British Stephen Williams as the yellow jersey wearer. The sixth stage on Friday leads over 177,5 kilometers from Locarno to the mountain finish at Moosalp at an altitude of 2048 meters. With the 2478 meter high Nufenen Pass, another mountain of the highest category is on the agenda. The Tour de Suisse ends on Sunday with an individual time trial in Vaduz.

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Corona outbreak at the Tour de Suisse

Several corona cases have significantly decimated the field of participants in the 85th Tour de Suisse of professional cyclists.

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