All COVID-19 antigen tests at Giro d'Italia come back negative

The Giro d'Italia Infinito trophy in Budapest
A total of 513 saliva antigen tests were conducted at the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Lounge Design)

More than 500 coronavirus tests conducted at the Giro d’Italia have come back negative, race organiser RCS has confirmed.

The saliva antigen tests were introduced at the Italian race after eight people, including Michael Matthews and Steven Kruijswijk, were found to be positive for the virus on the first rest day on Monday.

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