Gloag in for Jumbo-Visma after Tratnik suffers training crash on eve of Giro d'Italia
Jumbo-Visma confirm Slovenian in hospital for asse🃏ssment as squad makes fifth change to Giro team

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Primož Roglič’s Jumbo-Visma team has suffered another blow ahead of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jan Tratnik was forced out of the race after he 🉐suffered a knee injury in a train𝄹ing crash on Friday.
Tratnik has been replaced in the line-up by British neo-professional 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Thomas Gloag after Jumbo-Visma were gꦗiven dispensation by the commissaires to call up a late substit♌ute.
"The Commissaires Panel, by agreement with the Organisation Direction, has authorised the substitution of rider no. 147 Jan Tratnik, for medical reasons🐎 following an accident during training before the start of the Giro d'Italia," read a statement from the Giro organisation on Friday evening.
Jumbo-V♎isma had earlier announced that Tratnik had been taken to hospital for assessment follow♒ing his training crash near Pescara, and it soon emerged that Gloag has been placed on standby as his replacement.
The team's Giro line-up had already undergone several revisions in recent days due to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:a spate of COVID-19 cases on the team, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tobias Foss, Robert Gesink and replacement Jos van Emden all ruled out o🌱f the race.
Rohan Dennis and Sam Oomen have since been drafted into the squad for the Giro, which gets underway w꧒ith a 19.6km time trial to Ortona on Saturday.
Wilco Kelderman was previously forced out of Jumbo-Visma's Giro plans through injury last month, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sepp Kuss stepping in to take over as Roglič’s key supporting rider in the high mountains.
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Roglič's compatriot Tratnik joined Jumbo-Visma in the winter from Bahrain Victorious, and the 33-year-old warmed up for the Giro with an aggressive display at Liège-Bastogne-Liège two weeks ago. Tratnik won a stage of the 2020 Giro into San Daniele del Friuli.
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