
Giulio Ciccone’s hopes of a successful Giro d’Italia have been hit by the confirmation that he has tested positive for COVID-19, less than two weeks before the start of the corsa rosa.
The Italian rode Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, finishing 13th after initially chasing Remco Evenepoel with teammate Mattias Skjelmose. However he awoke with mild COVID-19 symptoms on Monday and tested positive for the virus.