Cort in quarantine after COVID-19 positive during Tirreno-Adriatico

LIDODICAMAIORE ITALY SEPTEMBER 07 Start Magnus Cort of Denmark and Team EF Pro Cycling Mask Covid safety measures Team Presentation during the 55th TirrenoAdriatico 2020 Stage 1 a 133km stage from Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore TirrenAdriatico on September 07 2020 in Lido di Camaiore Italy Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images
Magnus Cort of EF Pro Cycling tested positive for COVID-19 after stage 7 at Tirreno-Adriatico (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

EF Pro Cycling announced on Tuesday that Magnus Cort Nielsen tested positive for COVID-19 after stage 7 of Tirreno-Adriatico, leading the team to enact their COVID-19 protocols. 

The Danish rider did not start Monday's final time trial and instead drove himself home to Girona, Spain to quarantine. The team tested all riders and staff at Tirreno-Adriatico twice and all tests came back negative.

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