A race official on a motorbike has been fined and removed from the Giro d'Italia after a crash with Italian sprinter Elia Viviani on stage 11 yesterday.
The Cofidis rider crashed after a motorbike driver was within the bunch coming to a roundabout and appeared to accidentally drive into Viviani's bike from behind.
The Italian rider was forced into a long chase before regaining contact with the peloton and eventually finishing 10th in the sprint finish won by Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ).
The driver, who appeared to be caught by surprise and was in the wrong place when the race reached the roundabout, was fined and taken out of the Giro for breaching "regulations or guidelines concerning vehicle movements during the race".
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Meanwhile, it has also emerged 17 police escort drivers on the E-Giro have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent days and have been placed in quarantine.
According to reports in Italy the police escort drivers all tested positive since Monday and have since been withdrawn from the race and quarantined in a hotel.
RCS, which owns the Giro and E-Giro, made no public announcement about those positive test results though the officers would not be classed as race staff.
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