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| Terkini, 8 Pebalap Tour de France 2022 Terpapar Virus Covid-19 |
cycling event was Tour de France exposed to the Covid-19 virus.
"Two riders have tested positive for Covid-19," said a statement from the International Cycling Union (UCI) in its latest information, Monday (18/7/2022).
According to UCI, all riders will undergo tests on Sunday (17/7/2022) night after the 15th stage and ahead of Monday's rest day (18/7/2022).
"The two riders in question are not in the top 20 of the general classification of the event," UCI said in a statement.
According to the UCI these riders are completely asymptomatic.
Meanwhile, safety measures (isolation of the two drivers) have been implemented to protect other participants.
"The final decision on their participation in the rest of the event will be taken (Tuesday 19/7/2022) morning collegially by the relevant parties (Covid-19 officers and team of doctors, and the Medical Director of UCI)," the statement added. .
Eight riders had to leave the tour early on because of the coronavirus.
Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF Education) and Australia's Simon Clarke (Israel PT) returned home on Sunday.
Previously, these athletes also tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, namely New Zealand athlete George Bennett, Norwegian athlete Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE), and Australian athlete Luke Durbridge (BikeExchange).
Then there were three French drivers who were also exposed to Covid-19, namely Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R Citroën), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), and Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic).
During the first rest day before the Alps on July 11, 2022, all test results were negative.
Tour de France 2022 results: Hugo Houle wins Stage 16, Vingegaard still dominates the standings
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| Hasil Tour de France 2022: Hugo Houle Rebut Etape 16, Vingegaard Masih Kuasai Klasemen |
Hugo Houle won the 16th stage of the Tour de France which covered a distance of 178.5 km from Carcassonn, Tuesday local time. He won his first title at this event in his 12-year career as a professional.
Hugo Houle became the first Canadian cyclist to win the world's largest cycling stage in 34 years. He succeeded Steve Bauer who won the first stage of the 1988 Tour at Machecoul.
French cyclist Valentin Madouas finished second for the Groupama-FDJ team, while Houle's compatriot Michael Woods finished third.
Woods and Houle both race for the Premier Tech team from Israel.
Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey as a sign of the overall standings.
For the Brothers
Hugo Houle, 31, dedicated his maiden Tour de France win to his late brother, Pierrick, who died in a hit-and-run aged eight in 2012.
He admitted that he always watched the Tour de France with his younger brother on television. "My brother was the victim of a hit-and-run in a small village where we live. At eight o'clock at night he ran and never came back," said Houle, who was on the verge of tears.
"We went looking and found him three hours later. They did a heart massage. I grabbed his hand and I saw blood running from his ears and nose. It left a big hole in my life."
"It was my dream to win a stage in his honor. Crazy emotions, even better because I had time to enjoy them."
"If I had to write down a dream about how I want to win the stage, this is the scenario I would write."
"Adaiku is my biggest fan. When something like this happens it takes months to move forward. After that happened, I was in Paris-Roubaix and I didn't know what I was doing there."
Tour de France Stage 15 Results
1. Hugo Houle (Canada, Israel-Premier Tech): 4:23:47
2. Valentin Madouas (France, Groupama - FDJ): +1:10
3. Michael Woods (Canada, Israel - Premier Tech) +1:10.
General standings of the drivers
1. Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark, Jumbo - Visma): 64:28:09
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia, UAE Team Emirates): +2:22
3. Geraint Thomas (UK, INEOS Grenadiers): +2:43.
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