All is well on the eve of the Tour de France - Alex Broadway / Shutterstock / SIPA

The stage winner, the distinctive jerseys and the best combative bib will (unfortunately) not be the only indicators of the race to be monitored on a daily basis on the road to the Tour de France 2020. This year, it will also be necessary to keep a close eye. attentive to cases of coronavirus to avoid a cluster cluster. On the eve of the race, everything is rolling, as Christian Prudhomme said at RTL's microphone.

“As far as I know, he said, there is no case of Covid among the riders, assured the director of the Tour de France. The Belgian team Lotto-Soudal announced that one of its assistants and one of its mechanics had tested positive in the last test. All people are naturally tested. In addition to the bubble system, there is a testing system. Each rider has been tested five to seven times before the Tour. "

100% healthy peloton from Nice

Prudhomme also reminds that two additional tests will be required before departure. Rest days are no exception to the rule. The race director wants to be categorical on the fact that 100% of the riders and accredited will be healthy at the start of Nice. For the rest, it's still something else. “I am not a diviner. I can't tell you if anyone will test positive in eight or fifteen days. "

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