Tom Pidcock will not start the Tour de Suisse on Wednesday after missing training days due to a mild viral infection.
The Briton was due to lead Pinarello Q36.5 at the five-stage race as part of his preparation for next month’s Tour de France.
Instead, and “health permitting”, Pidcock will compete in the one-day Andorra MoraBanc Classica on 21 June, his team said in a statement.
“Following a small number of missed training days at the teams altitude training camp in in Sierra Nevada due to contracting a mild viral infection, the Pinarello Q 36.5 Pro Cycling Team has decided to amend Tom Pidcock’s June race programme to allow for additional recovery and training time,” Pinarello 36.5 said.
“As such the Tour of Switzerland has been removed from his race calendar to be replaced, health permitting, by the Andorra MoraBanc Classica on 21 June.
“While disappointed to miss the Team’s home race, Tom has returned home to Andorra where he will continue to train and is now very much looking forward to competing on his adopted home roads around the mountains of Andorra.
“Further updates will be provided in due course.”
The team made no mention of changes to Pidcock’s plans for the Tour de France, where he is still expected to compete.
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