Aussie star cops blow on cusp of world champs

Australian cyclist Jai Hindley has tested affirmative for COVID-19 up of adjacent week's UCI Road World Championships successful Wollongong.

Hindley tested affirmative successful Spain connected September 12, pursuing his efforts astatine the Vuelta a Espana roadworthy race.

Australian cycling squad main aesculapian serviceman Dr Kevyn Hernandez says Hindley is mostly asymptomatic but volition beryllium monitored intimately implicit the coming days earlier hopefully joining the squad adjacent week.

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Jai Hindley competing successful the 2022 Tour of Spain. (Getty)

"We're successful regular interaction with Jai and his enactment squad successful Europe," she said.

"Jai's wellness is thing we are monitoring regular with him and his nonrecreational team.

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"Jai tested affirmative much than a week earlier the competition, but we volition marque a last determination connected his information person to the event. As with each events, we person a program B and program C, thing each sporting teams request to person these days.

"At this stage, we're hoping Jai volition beryllium capable to permission Europe connected Monday to articulation the remainder of the squad successful Wollongong mid-week."

Hindley won the Giro d'Italia successful May, becoming the archetypal Australian rider to triumph Italy's Grand Tour.

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