Sky one man down ahead of the Alps as Kennaugh abandons due to illness
Team Sky’s Peter Kennaugh has abandoned the Tour de France after a bout of sickness, leaving the team with eight riders as the race heads into its final week in the Alps. Kennaugh pulled out of stage 16 roughly 50km into the race from Bourg-de-Péage to Gap.
"Pete has been suffering from a respiratory illness for the last two days," confirmed team Doctor Richard Usher. "He had been recovering and felt better ahead of the start, but the combination of the heat today and the fast start in the peloton made it extremely difficult and he felt like he was lacking power in his legs. He's obviously very disappointed and will now head home to rest and recover."
ADVERTISEMENT
Overall race leader Chris Froome also commented on losing his teammate, noting that the team will have to share more of the workload.
"It's really unfortunate that we lost Pete today, he's had a tough couple of days, feeling a bit ill, and yesterday was a tough day of chasing. Now we are going to have to try and share the work between us and get through the next four stages, before the Champs-Élysées stage."
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest News http://ift.tt/1GyNb1d
No comments:
Post a Comment