Two AG2R Citroën riders latest to test positive for Covid at the Vuelta a España

Jaakko Hänninen and Andrea Vendrame the third and fourth to depart Spain due to virus

The AG2R Citroën team at the Vuelta a España
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Two AG2R Citroën riders have become the latest riders to leave the Vuelta a España due to Covid, evidence once again that the pandemic remains all too real for the professional peloton.

Jaakko Hänninen and Andrea Vendrame both tested positive for the virus on Friday morning, meaning that four riders out of the original 173 have now been forced out of the race due to the illness.

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