{"id":181654,"date":"2021-02-08T10:51:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T10:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=181654"},"modified":"2021-02-08T10:51:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T10:51:37","slug":"peter-sagan-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-and-other-important-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/02\/08\/peter-sagan-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-and-other-important-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Sagan Tests Positive for Coronavirus and Other Important News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Slovak tests positive<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The three-time world champ was at a training camp in Gran Canaria with his brother Juraj and Erik Ba\u0161ka. The Bora-Hansgrohe trio discovered they were positive ahead of their planned return home. They now have been forced to remain in Spain while they quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother Juraj, our team-mate Ba\u0161ka and I have been on Gran Canaria to train for a few weeks now. On January 29, we had a COVID-19 test done in a local laboratory to be able to fly back home. Unfortunately, the results were not as hoped and all three of us tested positive for the coronavirus. We feel good but since then, we have been in quarantine,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/01\/11\/peter-sagan-plans-to-ride-it-all-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/\">Sagan<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Training in Gran Canaria! <\/p>\n<p>(Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulineBallet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaulineBallet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>@BORAGmbH <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hansgrohe_PR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hansgrohe_PR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamspecialized?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iamspecialized<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportful?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sportful<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ride100percent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ride100percent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AJWiQHzxTh\">pic.twitter.com\/AJWiQHzxTh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Sagan (@petosagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petosagan\/status\/1355223374398681097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are being watched all the time and we will stay here as long as necessary. Hopefully, the following test results will be negative so that we can quickly resume our normal training schedule,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough there is never a good time to contract the coronavirus, Peter is very motivated and that is why he was already quite far into his build-up to the new season,\u201d Bora-Hansgrohe manager Ralph Denk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/news\/racing\/peter-sagan-in-quarantine-after-testing-positive-for-coronavirus-490065\">added.<\/a> \u201cThe important thing now is that all three are fine and they don\u2019t show any serious symptoms. We don\u2019t know exactly what this means for their start to the season yet. First, all three must make a full recovery and receive medical approval. Then we will see what the next steps will be.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Sagan\u2019s season will begin on February 27 with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think he\u2019ll be back to his top form?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>That excitement!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Egan Bernal waiting to start his first race since his abandon in the Tour de France <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EtoiledeBesseges?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EtoiledeBesseges<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3OmtI5zLLu\">pic.twitter.com\/3OmtI5zLLu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Cossins (@petercossins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petercossins\/status\/1356937925376626690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Not cool<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">punctured on the turbo ffs<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Francis Cade (@Francis_Cade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Francis_Cade\/status\/1357279868501819392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>True<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who thought this was a good idea? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/avhoQTPxG3\">pic.twitter.com\/avhoQTPxG3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cycling Memes (@Cycling_Memes1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cycling_Memes1\/status\/1357357739685593089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it. 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