With the
Tour de France close to starting, several riders see their participation in the race end before it even started. Today two more casualties rose, as
Samuele Battistella and
Omer Goldstein were pulled out.
Goldstein not directly because of an infection, but due to his situation as a close contact.
Israel - Premier Tech's Daryl Impey was also deemed, and is still in doubt for the race. Canadian
Guillaume Boivin will be taking the place of Goldstein, a valuable addition to the flat stages and also a contender in the breakaways of some rolling days.
