VIDEO: Remco Evenepoel leaves Soudal - Quick-Step's team hotel and the Giro d'Italia following covid diagnosis
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Remco Evenepoel's departure from the Giro d'Italia is now complete. The Belgian who was leading the race has been sadly forced to abandon the battle for the Maglia Rosa after testing positive for covid.
The Soudal - Quick-Step leader has now been spotted leaving the team hotel wearing a mask as the team car taking him away is hounded by reporters and paparazzi looking to get a photo of the Belgian as he makes his departure.
Soudal - Quick-Step's press officer Phil Lowe said earlier today that "Nothing has changed. Remco Evenepoel has covid and is returning home. The other teammates stay on course," explained the Brit. "It was a standard test that we did yesterday before the rest day. We always do that, it's not that we tested because there were symptoms. There were none."
"We'll take some time to let this sink in and then we'll see when he can race again. It's a factor that we've known for several years now. We're taking it as it is," he continues before the team doctor adds "we think this is the best for everyone in our team and in this race."
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- I had no idea about that either.
santiagobenites10-11-2026 - great analysis thanks! appreciate you posting this. I didn't realize CX had a different standard for deviation. this is even more egregious it seems.mij10-11-2026
- As he isn't currently with Red Bull, I guess if he want to race for one more year he needs to find a team. He's 37 so this will be his last year I would guess, unless he wants to race for almost nothing like Froome did.awp10-11-2026
- I think some are making much ado about nothing. Even though Jonas is getting older, before his crash in the Tour, he looked like a solid 2nd all the way home. No one can really climb with Tadej until this year, Eric Mas showed himself which I think was a one off year for him and Paul Seixas has been able to be pretty close to him. Whatever stage race Jonas enters as long as Tadej is not there he is a favorite to win.awp10-11-2026
- Giro or not Giro, he won't win the Tour!MajorPayne10-11-2026
- Very true.awp10-11-2026
- Ciccone had a very strong end of season. Consistently attacking and livening up races. Hope he makes that last leap in progress and starts notching some significant wins. Great rider to watch.Occam10-11-2026
- Me too!!!!!Occam10-11-2026
- they can sign any 100 of top riders today but Pogi will win over Remco any time at the TDF unless something goes wrongabstractengineer10-11-2026
- the time for a GC rider to retire is when they cannot win stages, or have a significant level drop like from winner/podium into top 5/10 consistently. Roglic is still competitive and Froome raced even though he became pack fodder.abstractengineer10-11-2026
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There goes Remco Evenepoel. He's off to Belgium by car after forced to leave the Giro due to Covid
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