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Ill Bos forced out of Langkawi

By Cycling News

published 26 February 2013

Blanco sprinter: "I have to stop."

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Theo Bos (Team Blanco) before the start(Image credit: Luca Bettini)

Theo Bos (Team Blanco) lost the leader's jersey on the testing climb to the finish (Image credit: Luca Bettini)

Theo Bos (Blanco) wins the first stage of the Tour de Langkawi(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Theo Bos (Blanco) plays up for the cameras(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Theo Bos greets his happy teammates after the win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

In what will be a big blow for Blanco Pro Cycling, Theo Bos - already with two stage wins to his name at the Le Tour de Langkawi - has been forced to withdraw from the rest of the Malaysian event before today's sixth stage, suffering from suspected food poisoning.

Bos and Brown focussing on sprint train at Tour de Langkawi

Bos happy to get off the mark at Volta ao Algarve

Bos with a good feeling after Langkawi victory

Bos potentially would have been going for his third stage win of the race on the 212.8km stage to Kuantan today and was disappointed to be going home.

"Yeah, it is shi*. I have to stop, I'm going home," he told Cyclingnews.

Bos, who wore the yellow jersey for two days late last week, was not entirely sure what has made him so ill and obviously depleted.

"Maybe it's from too much hand shaking, that's also not a very good thing to do," he said.

The 29-year-old flanked by teammates Tom Leezer and Graeme Brown, was one of the last riders across the finish line on Monday's mountainous stage, nearly a half-hour behind winner, Julián Arredondo (Team Nippo - De Rosa). Marc Goos remains the best-placed Blanco rider in the General Classification, the Dutchman 12:06 behind overall leader Arrendondo.