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Race organisers had said earlier that a Team
Emirates rider and a Team AG2R La Mondiale staff member had
returned positive results from the latest round of testing.
The Giro had been on the brink of being cancelled last week
after five teams were hit by COVID-19 cases, with the Mitchelton-Scott
and Jumbo-Visma teams withdrawing before the 10th stage.
However, organisers said all riders and staff members tested
negative later in the week before 492 tests on Oct. 18-19
yielded the two positives.
Team Emirates said there were no other positive results from its
riders or staff.
"All other riders and staff returned a negative test, and will
undergo further testing today," the team said in a statement.
"Gaviria was immediately isolated following the test result and
is feeling well and is completely asymptomatic. This is the
second time the Colombian has tested positive for the virus,
after also having it in March."
The Colombian had previously tested positive following the
cancellation of the ill-fated UAE Tour in February.
Gaviria and the staff member were referred to their team
doctors, who organised isolation measures and took action
concerning contact cases.
The Giro, after a rest day on Monday, continues with stage 16, a
229-km route from Udine to San Daniele del Friuli. Portuguese
Joao Almeida holds a 15-second lead.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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