‘Half the peloton is ill’: cowpats blamed as cyclists fall sick after race in Belgium
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Riders taken to hospital after Famenne Ardenne Classic
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Dung may have sprayed on to riders in wet conditions
Several cyclists, including riders due to start the Giro d’Italia on Friday, fell ill after a Belgian one-day race, with cow manure on the roads suspected to be the cause.
Three Lotto-Intermarché riders suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fever and vomiting, and were briefly taken to hospital, the team said from Bulgaria, where the Giro begins on Friday.