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EFE · Road Competition · 02/22/2021
The Alpecin-Fenix team, which this Sunday debuted with the victory and leadership of the Dutch Mathieu Van der Poel in the Tour of the United Arab Emirates, has been forced to withdraw before the start of the second stage when the positive for Covid was known -19 from a member of your staff.
The squad, according to the organizer of the Emirates Tour, has decided to withdraw his team from the race, in order to safeguard the race bubble and ensure the safe continuation of the race.
The Alpecin-Fenix received notification of a positive result from a member of its staff after a round of tests carried out on Sunday night.
Upon receiving the results, the affected person was immediately isolated and all his contacts did the same, in accordance with the protocol implemented by the race organizers and the health authorities of the Emirates.
All team members will undergo further tests in the next few days, while remaining in isolation.
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