The Tour de France Braces for Its Most Stressful Stage: Covid Testing

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One week into the Tour de France, the peloton will have its first day off on Monday and face a test more stressful than any Pyrenean climb: a standard Covid-19 screening

PARIS—The most decisive stage of this year’s Tour de France may be the one without any bike racing.

One week into the strangest edition of the race’s 117-year history, the peloton will have its first day off on Monday and face a test more stressful than any Pyrenean climb: a standard Covid-19 screening that could send some teams home and jeopardize the rest of the Tour.

 

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