German cyclist out of road race after positive COVID-19 test

German cyclist out of road race after positive COVID-19 test
NBC Olympics
Updated: July 23, 2021 09:41 PM
In what he described as "a dark day in my career," German cyclist Simon Geschke withdrew from Saturday's Tokyo Olympics road race after testing positive for COVID-19.
"More [than] disappointed to miss the Olympics tomorrow but also glad everyone else tested negative," Geschke said on his Twitter account. "It's a dark day in my career, but I will be back soon later this year hopefully.
Geschke, 35, was staying with his German road race teammates at a hotel outside the Olympic village. Teammates Niklas?Arndt and?Maximilian Schachmann still are eligible to start, the team said. But Geschke's roommate, Emanuel Buchmann, who had previously tested negative, will undergo further tests before being cleared to race.

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