Only one rider failed to start today's stage due to Covid, however faulty gears were to blame for the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert team bus not making it to the start of stage 9... cycling TourdeFrance
Fans offered their"thoughts and prayers" for the beleaguered bus, with the team holding their press conference and carrying on the onward journey to Aigle using their camper van instead.
On the Covid front, hopes that this year's Tour would be the first since 2019 to be largely unaffected by the virus haven't materialised,after UAE's Vegard Stake Laengen and AG2R- Citroën’s Geoffrey Bouchard returned positive results after Friday's stage. The UCI said:"The UCI and its partners remind all participants in road races on the UCI International Calendar that the rules introduced over the last two years in the interests of everyone’s health and safety continue to apply. These include the obligation to wear a mask, to maintain sufficient physical distance and to disinfect hands frequently."
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