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Australian cyclist David Tanner has been replaced by Ukrainian Volodymir Gustov for the three-week Giro d’Italia, the Saxo Bank team announced on Sunday.
Tanner, 27, was due to race his first major tour but was forced to pull out after suffering rib damage in a crash earlier this month.
“David bruised his ribs in a crash in Circuit de la Sarthe earlier this month, and unfortunately he is still affected by this and doesn’t feel he is back to his best, as we had all hoped,” said team director Brad McGee.
“This is of course a huge disappointment for David, but considering the Giro d’Italia would have been his first ever Grand Tour, he, our doctor and the team’s sport directors agree that his current conditions are not compatible with starting the Giro.”
It will be 35-year-old Gustov’s 20th participation a three-week Grand Tour.
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