The 105 / o Giro d'Italia loses one of the candidates for the final victory, currently holder of the white jersey of best young man: Joao Almeida is forced to stop, because he tested positive at Covid-19.
The Portuguese rider is the only one of the UAE team to have tested positive at the controls, the others will therefore continue the race regularly.
Almeida, who was fourth in the general classification, at 1'54 "from the pink jersey of the Ecuadorian Richarda Carapaz (but, in the Verona time trial, he could have blown the bench) would suffer from slight symptoms. Today the 18th stage is disputed, from Borgo Valsugana (Trento) to Treviso, 156 kilometers long.
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