Wout van Aert withdraws from the Tour of Italy. The Belgian suffered a serious accident during À Travers.
Flanders. Team Visma recovers Christophe Laporte, back at the highest level. The 32-year-old French rider will therefore start the Giro at the beginning of May in place of the Belgian, who is still physically too weak. Visma-Lease a Bike's leader Jonas Vingegaard was seriously injured during Tour of the Basque Country. The Dutch team confirmed the withdrawal of its other captain, Wout Van Aert, who suffered aserious accident during the Tour. of the Basque Country. The Tour takes place from May 4 to 26. It will be the first Giro for the French rider, who has just returned to competition during Paris-Roubaix with a 25th place. The Giro will be his first appearance in the Tour de Italy, which he will discover for the first time.