Durbridge out of Tour de France with COVID-19

COPENHAGEN DENMARK JUNE 29 A general view of Jack Bauer of New Zealand Luke Durbridge of Australia Alexander Edmondson of Australia Dylan Groenewegen of Netherlands Amund Grndahl Jansen of Norway Michael Matthews of Australia Luka Mezgec of Slovenia Nicholas Schultz of Australia and Team BikeExchange Jayco during the Team Presentation of the 109th Tour de France 2022 at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen City TDF2022 on June 29 2022 in Copenhagen Denmark Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images
Luke Durbridge at the Tour de France teams presentation (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Team BikeExchange-Jayco announced on Tuesday morning that Luke Durbridge has become the fourth rider to leave the Tour de France after testing positive for COVID-19.

The Australian was among the 165 riders in the peloton who tested negative for the virus during the UCI-mandated rest day testing undertaken by all riders following the end of stage 9 in Châtel.

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Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.