Coronavirus Cases Hit Professional Cycling as Elite Race Is Canceled

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The UAE Tour came to an abrupt halt after a team confirmed two cases on its staff

An elite bicycle race in the Persian Gulf might have seemed an unlikely candidate to be disrupted by the global coronavirus outbreak. But on Thursday evening, the globe-trotting sport of professional cycling joined the list when a weeklong event in the United Arab Emirates was canceled midway through due to two confirmed cases of the illness.

The UAE Tour, a seven-stage race through the desert, made the decision after two Italian staff members of a participating team tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to...

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