Pidcock ruled out of Strade Bianche with stomach virus

Strade Bianche 2021 - 15th Edition - Siena - Siena 184 km - 06/03/2021 - Tom Pidcock (GBR - Ineos Grenadiers) - photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2021
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) at the 2021 Strade Bianche (Image credit: Sprint Cycling Agency)

Tom Pidcock has been ruled out of Strade Bianche due to a stomach virus, his Ineos Grenadiers team announced on Friday. The cyclo-cross world champion had signalled the Tuscan event the first objective of his road season.

“Unfortunately Tom Pidcock will not start Strade Bianche tomorrow due to a stomach virus he's been suffering with since early this week,” read a social media post from Ineos.

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Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.