UAE Tour 2020, February 23- February 29

[Max Rockatansky]

We won't see much cycling this spring...

 

[Red Rick]

We won't see much cycling this spring...

I have a proposition

Spoiler

 

[Sestriere]

Apparently there is a case in the caravan.. They will have to test everybody and keep those with a positive result under quarantine, if the UAE authorities follow examples of other states with outbreaks.

 

[Koronin]

Just saw the tweets as well that the rest of the race is cancelled and the teams are currently locked in their hotels.

 

[Rollthedice]

The suspects are two Italians (staff) from UAE Team, fever reported.

 

[Extinction]

UAE Team winning a prestigious stage on an UAE Tour, that should put some weight off the Pogačar shoulders. Yates being in a such exceptional form, controlling the GC win looks easy. Froome still has much work left to do, but i guess the hardest part is over now.

Froome only lost 5 minutes today, as opposed to 10 the first go round. He will be back.

 

[Ranagazoo]

If they're cancelling a race where no spectators bother to turn up, it doesn't bode well for the european races

 

[jaylew]

This sucks. I was looking forward to legs 4 and 5 of sprint battle royale.

 

[Lequack]

Darn virus. I heard two UAE staff tested positive for corona virus so I wonder what that means for the riders themselves since they are obviously in close contact with the staff. Do all the teams stay in one hotel?

 

[luckyboy]

Do all the teams stay in one hotel?

I think there are two hotels close by. Teams are in one, media/organisation in another.

 

[Red Rick]

Do they even announce Yates as da winner?

 

[KZD]

Terrible news this will certainly have a big impact in sport events.

 

[Escarabajo]

Do they even announce Yates as da winner?

Nobody will get mad if that happens.

 

[sir fly]

Well, I guess this means Stojnić won the first WT jersey.

 

[Kazistuta]

Well, I guess this means Stojnić won the first WT jersey.

Caleb Ewan leads the points classification according to PCS.

 

[sir fly]

Caleb Ewan leads the points classification according to PCS.

The jersey coloured like the desert's wealth.

 

[Lequack]

I guess the overall standing is now

 

[Berflamand]

According to Lefevere in Belgian media, there are four positive cases for the corona virus: one at Bahrain, one at Groupama and two at UAE Team.

He doesn't know if it's staff or riders.

 

[yaco]

Going by the Diamond Princess scenario expect 5 to 10% of positives from all the tests.

 

[Joelsim]

Going by the Diamond Princess scenario expect 5 to 10% of positives from all the tests.

That’d be 30-60 cases.

 

[Velolover2]

Grim prospects for the upcoming cycling season.

 

[sir fly]

According to Lefevere in Belgian media, there are four positive cases for the corona virus: one at Bahrain, one at Groupama and two at UAE Team.

He doesn't know if it's staff or riders.

And is it Covid-19?

 

[yaco]

That’d be 30-60 cases.

Treat it as a positive - Few get ill from this virus and at least you then have a base line - It's all about restricting its spreading within the peleton.

 

[Joelsim]

And is it Covid-19?

No mention of Astana as yet.

 

[Berflamand]

So uhm latest news out of UAE seems to be that the two staff members who had 'tested positive' might just have a regular flu and were only suspected of having been infected by the virus.