The rest day is over and the Giro d'Italia returns later today with the expected, first mountain top battle between the general classification favourites. One man who won't be at the start line however is Simon Clarke.
The Israel - Premier Tech rider, who came close to a stage win on stage 6 in Napoli when a breakaway duo of himself and Alessandro de Marchi were caught within a few hundred metres of the finish line before watching Mads Pedersen take the win in a bunch sprint.
“I’ve been battling some sickness for a few days and it’s not getting any better," the 36-year-old Australian revealed through the official Twitter account of Israel-Premier Tech. "Together with the team we have decided that I stop now and go home to recover.”
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