Cycling-Giro d'Italia champion Bernal tests positive for COVID-19


  • Cycling
  • Saturday, 05 Jun 2021

Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 21 - Senago to Milan, Italy - May 30, 2021 Ineos Grenadiers rider Egan Arley Bernal Gomez of Colombia on the podium as he celebrates wearing the maglia rosa and winning the Giro d'Italia REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

PARIS (Reuters) - Giro d'Italia champion and 2019 Tour de France winner Egan Bernal has tested positive for COVID-19, his Ineos-Grenadiers team said on Friday.

"Egan Bernal has tested positive for COVID-19 following a routine test on Thursday ahead of his planned return to Colombia this weekend," the British outfit said in a statement.

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