American Cycling Team Asks to Pull Out of Races in Italy Amid Coronavirus Concerns

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American Cycling Team Asks to Pull Out of Races in Italy Amid Coronavirus Concerns
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An American cycling team asked to pull out of three major bike races in Italy this month, citing concerns about the novel coronavirus

An American cycling team on Tuesday became the first to pull out of three major bike races in Italy this month, citing concerns about the novel coronavirus.

In a letter to the sport’s world governing body and the race organizers, Team EF Pro Cycling asked if it could be excused from Strade Bianche, Milan-San Remo, and Tirreno-Adriatico without being penalized to help limit the spread of infection. Two of those events go straight through the Tuscany and Lombardy regions at the heart of the Italian outbreak.

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