Vincenzo Nibali misses upcoming Ruta del Sol after testing positive for Covid-19

Astana-Qazaqstan shared on Twitter the Italian is currently "asymptomatic"

Vincenzo Nibali Covid-19
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Vincenzo Nibali will miss the upcoming Ruta del Sol as he becomes the latest rider in the peloton to catch the omicron variant of Covid-19. 

Astana-Qazaqstan announced on Twitter that Nibali had contracted an "asymptomatic" case, and therefore won't be racing the five-stage race starting on Wednesday in the Andalucía region of Spain.

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