Cycling: Julian Alaphilippe sick and package for the Tour of Flanders

The former double world champion will not take part in the Flandrian classic on Sunday but will align on Monday with the Tour du Pays Basque to prepare the Ardennes.

The French rider of the Tudor team will nevertheless be present on the Tour du Pays Basque.

The Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor) will not participate on Sunday in the Tour of Flanders "due to a recent illness", but will participate in the Tour of Flanders...

Yesterday the withdrawal after just 40 km in the Dwars door Vlaanderen, today the announcement of the surrender: Alberto Bettiol will not be at the start of the Ronde van Vlaanderen. The Italian champion, winner of the 2019 Flanders, was diagnosed with a lung infection from chlamydia pneumoniae.......