Several riders were unable to start from Copenhagen following a positive Covid test.
This Saturday, Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R-Citroën) will not start the 8th stage (Dole-Lausanne; 186.3 km).
Suffering during the seventh stage, he underwent an antigen test on his return to the hotel which came back positive.
He was immediately isolated from the rest of the group.
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“
During the stage, I didn't feel well.
It's a big disappointment because I was entering my favorite terrain, the mountains.
It was my first Tour de France and it's sad to end it like this.
I wish my teammates a lot of success and I send them all my strength for the rest of the Tour de France
, ”explained Geoffrey Bouchard in a press release.
Team doctor Serge Niamke explains: “
Since the start, the AG2R Citroën team has carried out antigenic tests every three days in addition to the tests carried out by the Tour de France organiser.
The entire team - rider and staff - underwent an antigenic test Thursday evening or Friday morning, negative for the whole group
.
