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May 6 • 9 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
The two favourites for the top Giro d'Italia tour, cycling stars Primož Roglič and Remco Evenepoel, are adopting advanced safety measures to avoid a SARS2 infection, including mask use, air purifiers, testing, and single rooms for themselves and teams 🔥

oasport.it/2023/05/giro-d…
The top Giro d'Italia has been hit by a round of withdrawals due to Covid, including from home fav Giulio Ciccone. Primož Roglič, 33, has been indirectly hit himself: his team Jumbo suffered three withdrawals due to covid just before the start, including world champion T. Foss.
World and Vuelta champion, Remco Evenepoel, 23, from the Quick-Step team, has also specifically asked journalists to wear a mask before meeting him. Both Roglič and Evenepoel, obviously, want to avoid putting in jeopardy their chances of winning the Giro #davossafe
On Remco Evenepoel and masking, this thread of mine with links and background, including Evenepoel's strong stance on the need for safety measures in elite cycling from 2022

On Giulio Ciccone's story, and his recent withdrawal from the Giro, this thread with some background: Giulio contracted covid for a third known time in April 2023 and didn't recover in time. He suffered lingering health issues from his prior 2 infections

On Tobias Foss, 25, and his withdrawal from the Giro before the start because he didn't recover from an April 2023 infection

More on some of the recent withdrawals from the Giro d'Italia Tour because of covid

On the string of withdrawals due to covid at the Tour of Romandie. Held just before the Giro d'Italia at the end of April, the Romandie was probably a superspreading event, which sidelined several racers, then forced out the Giro, including Foss

Given the ongoing risk of covid, it's not surprising that top favourites for the Giro, one of the spotlights of elite cycling, are adopting advanced safety measures like distancing, clean air and masks, to avoid infection as much as possible

#davossafe

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May 8
Polish cyclist Tomasz Marczynski, then 37, was forced to withdraw from the top Giro d'Italia tour in 2021 because of #LongCovid. He got covid in December 2020 and never fully recovered. He retired at the end of the same 2021 season

cyclingnews.com/news/marczynsk…
"In December [2020], Polish rider Tomasz Marczynski (Lotto Soudal) was diagnosed with Covid-19. The 37-year-old cyclist returned to racing [only] in March 2021, racing Strade Bianche followed by two stage races and the Ardennes classics."
"Despite his apperent recovery, Marczynski’s team announced on Sunday [May 2021] that he has been forced to withdraw from the Giro d’Italia as he continues to suffer with the after-effects of Covid-19." The decision was taken for safety reasons and further examinations.
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May 8
We are being forcibly exposed to a SARS virus, which is estimated to have killed 20 million people, including children. Those who have been promoting mass infection policies in order to forward their careers and financial profiting deserve to go down in history
Many people, like children in schools, or people in care homes, can't do anything to protect themselves against infection with this dangerous SARS virus. They can't give any consent to policies that are imposed on us with little discussion or acknowledgement of the risks
Many people aren't aware of the full nature, scale and scope of Covid and the long tail of the disease, Long Covid. Many people aren't aware of the airborne nature of SARS-CoV-2. They believe top health officials and "scientists" when they say the "emergency is over"
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May 7
We've seen cycling stars taking strong safety measures at the top Giro tour. Why? See the case of Joao Almeida: he had to retire for covid in the 2022 Giro. He was then a strong contender for both the final victory and the White Jersey of best young racer

tuttosport.com/news/altri-spo…
While Joao Almeida reportedly had only "mild" symptoms, and he is still running today, his positive case in 2022 crushed the hopes of very strong results for a 23 year-old. Almida's case is far from unique. Elite cycling is marred by covid cases hampering careers and dreams
Even when covid didn't result in severe health events, retirement and long covid, even a few days of disease can hamper the performance of elite athletes needing to push to the limits, in a gruelling and competitive sport, like elite cycling. A race win or lost, can make a career
Read 7 tweets
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May 7
A case report of four neonates with covid-related acute hepatitis during the omicron wave

"hepatic dysfunction might have occurred 5 to 8 days after the first onset of fever." (🧵)

frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
All four patients had history of Omicron exposure. They were infected via contact with confirmed caregivers. "Low to moderate fever and respiratory symptoms were the primary clinical manifestations, and all patients had a normal liver function at the initial stage of the course."
The fever lasted 2 to 4 days. "It was noted that hepatic dysfunction might have occurred 5 to 8 days after the first onset of fever, mainly characterized by moderate ALT and AST elevation (>3 to 10-fold of upper limit)." [liver enzymes]
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May 6
"Covid destroyed me. Nothing has really worked anymore since. I have problems with all kinds of things. I hope to get my form back but I might quit cycling at the end of 2023"

Ben Hermans, 37, on his fight with #LongCovid since a February 2022 infection

cicloweb.it/news/519715589…
Hermans' 2022 post infection in professional cycling was disastrous, with low form and a lot of withdrawals "I even tried to get periods out of competition just to train but it didn't really help that much. I don't when I will be myself again".
Despite his age in the thirties, Hermans was doing quite well in elite cycling before his February 2022 infection, with five victories in 2021. In this 2023, Hermans says "Last year I thought I was going to be myself again by summer, then by autumn. But it didn't happen."
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May 6
"Covid hit me like racing two Tour de France, not one. Now it's better but I'm always tired and I always sleep. We all had it in my family and it was bad."

Former cycling star Fabio Aru, then 31, on his experience with covid in 2022

tuttobiciweb.it/article/2022/0…
Retired cycling star F. Aru, then 31, first reported having covid on 5 January 2022: "we're in Sardinia, so and so. Early a cold, then high fever, cough and bad bone pain. Now it's a bit better". He spoke about the severe fatigue on 17 January (above)

quibicisport.it/2022/01/05/aru…
Fabio came back to his experience with covid 2 days later, on 19 January 2022, in another interview touching various topics

"I'm still at home because I'm still positive for covid. I am a bit better now though I had to delay some sponsorship deals etc."

oasport.it/2022/01/ciclis…
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