Giro d'Italia teams face final COVID-19 testing in Turin on Wednesday

Riders wear face masks on the podium at the Oxyclean Brugge - De Panne
Riders wear face masks on the podium at the Oxyclean Brugge - De Panne (Image credit: Getty Images)

The 184 riders taking part in the Giro d’Italia and their 460 team staff will arrive in Turin on Wednesday afternoon, completing a final COVID-19 PCR test so that they can enter the protective race bubble and their respective team bubbles.

As part of the UCI COVID-19 medical protocol, all riders and staff must test negative in PCR tests six days and then again three days before the race. 

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