PARIS – Spain’s Enric Mas has pulled out of the Tour de France after contracting COVID-19, his Movistar team said.
“Enric Mas will not start the 19th stage of the Tour after testing positive for COVID. The Mallorcan is in good health,” Movistar said in a statement according to Reuters.
The 27-year-old, sixth overall last year and fifth in 2020 and also a two-time Tour of Spain runner-up, was 11th in the overall standings, 24 minutes and eight seconds behind overall leader Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark.
Friday’s 19th stage is a 188.5-km flat ride from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors.
