Tour de France down to 140 riders after stage 18

Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious)
Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) (Image credit: Stephen Farrand/Cyclingnews)

The Tour de France started with 176 riders but after 18 stages the race is down to just 140 as three riders left before the stage to Hautacam because of COVID-19.

Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) signed on for stage 18 but then learned that his test had come back positive for the virus and head to head home.

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