A second case of covid-19 was confirmed Thursday in the group present in Belgium for the Flandrian races, said the Israeli training.
Israel PT had obtained a waiver to start Across Flanders on Wednesday with only three riders (Houle, Vanmarcke, Jones).
Two others (Biermans, Boivin) had fallen ill during the previous night.
Also fixed price on the Gp de l'Escaut
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The team will also race in Spain this weekend (Indurain GP, Tour of the Basque Country, editor's note) and many other riders are currently sidelined due to injury or illness
", explained the training led by Kjell Carlstrom.
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It is out of respect for the race and the rest of the peloton that we make this decision.
It is our duty to the other teams not to voluntarily send riders who have been exposed to covid in a race
”, added the formation which also gave up the Scheldt GP next Wednesday.
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