Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme tests positive for coronavirus

Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme (centre) has tested positive for coronavirus (AP/Christophe Ena).

Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme was one of five individuals on the race to test positive for coronavirus as it was given a stark reminder of the tight rope on which it continues to operate.

As the race prepared to resume with stage 10 to Ile de Re, Tour organisers ASO and cycling’s world governing body the UCI jointly announced that of 841 tests conducted on riders, teams staff and other officials during Monday’s rest day, five had come back positive.