Adam Yates Declared Winner Of Abridged UAE Tour
Adam Yates Declared Winner Of Abridged UAE Tour
Adam Yates has been declared the winner of the UAE Tour. The last two stages have been called off due to confirmed cases of the Corona Virus.
Britain's Adam Yates was declared winner Friday of the UAE Tour, after the final two stages fell victim to the coronavirus outbreak.
Yates led the overall race after Thursday's fifth stage of the WorldTour event scheduled to finish on Saturday. Second was Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia with Kazak Alexey Lutsenko third.
The race was abandoned after two Italian staff members of one of the teams taking part tested positive for the virus, organisers said in a statement Friday. Officials had initially wrongly identified the two as Italian riders.
All riders and staff as well as race officials are to undergo testing for the virus at their hotel in Abu Dhabi, the statement said.
The UAE health ministry said in a statement that all necessary measures "including quarantine" could be used to contain the virus.
Britain's Chris Froome, among the 140 riders who started the race on Sunday, said late Thursday he was expecting to be tested at the team hotel.
"We are all awaiting testing and will remain at the hotel until further notice. I hope those affected make a speedy recovery and there aren't any further cases of #coronavirus," he tweeted.
Italy has been hardest hit by the virus in Europe with 650 people infected and 17 deaths.
A total of 24 Italian cyclists started the race in the UAE.
The United Arab Emirates has so far recorded 13 cases of contamination from the virus.
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