Gerben Thijssen will not line up for his third Tour of Spain this Saturday. The Belgian sprinter of Intermarché-Circus-Wanty is suffering from minor symptoms and tested positive for COVID this Friday, on the eve of the Gran Salida in Barcelona. The 25 year old rider will be replaced by Simone Petilli in the selection, who left the roads of the Deutschland Tour on Friday to be able to join his teammates for the opening team time trial in Barcelona on Saturday.