Pidcock out of Tour de France with Covid

Britain's Tom Pidcock is retired of nan Tour de France because of Covid-19.

The 24-year-old, who narrowly missed retired connected a 2nd Tour shape triumph erstwhile he finished 2nd connected shape nine, will not commencement Saturday's shape 14.

Pidcock is group to take sides his Olympic upland motorcycle title connected 29 July and also compete successful nan roadworthy race connected 3 August.

A connection from his Ineos Grenadiers squad said: "A disappointed Tom Pidcock will not statement up for shape 14 of nan Tour de France today.

"Tom is experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 and nether proposal from our aesculapian squad will now return location to recover."

Pidocck is nan 3rd rider to retreat from this year's Tour because of Covid aft Juan Ayuso, team-mate of title leader Tadej Pogacar, and Michael Morkov, Mark Cavendish's lead-out man.