The judges of the first queen stage of the Tour wear gowns and masks and are specialists in PCR testing.

The most atypical round in history faces a day this Monday that could be crucial for the development of the test: all teams that have

two or more positives

for coronavirus will be expelled, regardless of whether they are runners, technicians, assistants, cooks , doctors, etc ... Each of the 22 squads participating in this edition have 30 employees, only eight of them are cyclists.

According to the organization, this extreme measure, adopted in line with the

French Government

and unmatched by other sports, is applied to preserve the security bubble designed by the Tour.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) demanded that the positives for Covid-19 be assured with a rapid test to avoid false conclusions.

The results of the exams carried out on Monday will be announced shortly before the start of Tuesday's stage, which runs between the islands of

Oléron

and

Ré

, with a flat route of 168.5 kilometers.

Then the always dangerous Massif Central awaits.

The Slovenian

Primoz Roglic

defends the lead with 21 seconds ahead of the Colombian

Egan Bernal

and 28

seconds

over the French

Guillaume Martin

.

The effects and consequences of Covid-19 are altering the competition.

Even the most expert are surprised.

Alejandro Valverde

, with 12 participations in the Tour and the oldest of this edition, maintains that this is the round with more uncertainty than he has faced in his professional life, which began in 2002. "It is the strangest of all my life for the Covid.

A rare Tour

for everyone, in everything and everywhere, in the hotel, the street, or in Murcia walking, "he commented at the Movistar concentration hotel.

Regarding the criticism received by the peloton for the lack of intensity in the early stages, Spanish warned: "We are not going slowly and attacking in any way would not be logical. Everyone criticizes what they want, but we are not going slowly. There was a day without escape, without attacks, but

we're not going slowly

. You have to know where to attack, you can't immolate yourself. You have to be conservative and attack when you can, "he insisted.

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