Hospitalised Groupama-FDJ rider denied re-entry to UAE Tour hotel so flies home without belongings

Bruno Armirail came down with a cold at the UAE Tour and was taken to hospital as a precaution

UAE Tour and Bruno Armirail (Getty)

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Groupama-FDJ's Bruno Armirail was forced to fly home in just the clothes he was wearing without any of his belongings due to the ongoing quarantine at the UAE Tour.

Following stage five of the Middle Eastern race the French rider came down with a slight cold, usually nothing to worry about, except that health authorities had detected two cases of coronavirus among the rest of the peloton and support staff that day. Therefore, Armirail was carted off to hospital while the hotel was placed on lockdown and the final two stages cancelled.

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