‘Half the peloton is ill’: cowpats blamed as cyclists fall sick after race in Belgium

Riders taken to hospital after Famenne Ardenne ClassicDung may have sprayed on to riders in wet conditionsSeveral 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. Continue reading...