The

Tour de France

has successfully saved the

first PCR test screen

.

The around

650 tests

carried out during the first rest day in

La Rochelle

have yielded

negative results

, so that all the riders of all the teams will continue in the race, which will resume this Tuesday with a

flat stage

, although threatened by the wind, between the

islands of Oléron and Ré

.

ASO

, the organizing company of the Tour, following the guidelines set by the Government of France, decided to apply a

strict protocol of action

to safeguard the health of athletes and assistants and to protect the development of the race so that the Tour arrives in Paris on the 20th , as planned.

The only blemish of the day was the

positive from Christian Prudhomme

, race director, who is isolated and without contact with his trusted staff.

On each of the two rest days, all the components of the teams that continue in the race, both cyclists and assistants, have to undergo a PCR test to check if they have contracted COVID.

In the event that there were

two positives in the same team

, whether they were runners or not, the entire squad would be automatically expelled from the race.

The tests were carried out on Sunday and Monday and the results were known this Tuesday morning.

The only scare, before the official communication of the Tour, was the presence of an

ambulance at the Deceuninck hotel in Alaphilippe and Bennett

.

In the absence of official confirmation, it could be due to the presence of an anomalous or inconclusive result, subsequently reviewed by a rapid test, as established by the protocol.

The non-existence of positives for Covid-19 is, apart from a relief, the verification that the extraordinary prevention measures that have been applied in this Tour work.

Teams travel in 'bubbles' with little or no contact with fans, the media and sponsors.

The last round of PCR tests will take place next Monday, during the rest day in Isère.

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