Giro d'Italia - McEwen pulls out of the Giro
Eurosport - Tue, 05 May 17:58:00 2009
Australian sprint specialist Robbie McEwen has been ruled out of this week's Giro d'Italia after failing to recover in time from a fall.
"After a rest period he will come back and prepare for the Tour de France (in July)," his Katusha team director Serge Parsani said in a statement.
The three-week Giro starts in Venice on Saturday.
"I'm disappointed to be missing the Giro but I will take the opportunity to ride more with Gert Steegmans and Kenny Dehaes later this month and work on our sprint leadouts," McEwen told his official website.
"I tried very hard to stay in shape and get to the Giro in form but my crash in the Scheldeprijs made it very difficult.
"My form in Romandie wasn't encouraging so maybe this is the best solution."
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Sucks! Old guys rule. I hope he makes it back by the time the TDF kicks off to take on Cav.
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