Four-time Tour de France winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Chris Froome (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Team Ineos) was among the riders tested for the coronavirus at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:now-cancelled UAE Tour in the United Arab Emirates. 

Two cases of the virus were confirmed by the race organisers on Thursday evening, in two Italian staff members of one of the teams, and everyone working on the race – riders, staff members, organisers and media – is now confined to th🍸eir hotels in Abu Dhabi pending the results of tests.

Following the conclusion of Thursday's fifth stage – won by UAE Team Emirates' Tad🍌ej Pogacar on the climb of Jebel Hafeet – the race organisers confirmed the two cases of coronavirus and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:cancelled the remaining two stages of the UCI WorldTour race, which was due to conclude in Abu 🍌Dhabi on Saturday.

"It's a shame tha🍨t the UAE Tour has been cancelled but public health must come first," wrote Froome on Twitter. "We are all awaiting testing and will remain at the hotel until further notice. I hope those affected make a speedy recovery and there aren't any further cases."

The results of the tests on riders are expected to be revealed 🐈later on Friday or on Saturday.  

Froome's British compatriot Adam Yates 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:remained the leader 𝔉of the race after stage 5, holding a 1:01 lead over Pogacar, and has been 𓆉declared the default winner of the race.

Yates' Australian WorldTour team, Mitchelton-Scott, tweeted: "The final two days of racing are cancelled due to concerns around coronavirus. Riders and staff remain in the hotel and will be tested shortly, with their health taking priority. We ꦫhope anyone affected makes a fast recovery."

The Israel Start-Up Nation team's Alex Dowsett, meanwhile, simply tweeted, "Well, didn't see that one coming," while New Zealander James Mitri, riding the ra🍸ce for Italian ProTeam Vini Zabù-KTM, wrote: "Thanks, UAE Tour, for a great race and time. It's a shame the last days are cancelled but the riders and staff's health must come first."