Big disappointment LottoNL-Jumbo – Telegraaf.nl

The Dutch cycling team LottoNL-Jumbo just before the start of the Tour of Italy must handle a heavy setback. The so-called pre-race test of the international cycling union UCI revealed that the New Zealand rider George Bennett has a slight decrease in its cortisol. The Dutch squad will thereby Saturday with eight instead of nine men start to the Giro, because no substitute can be called

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The low cortisol levels may indicate that Bennett has impaired health. LottoNL-Jumbo reports that the UCI has indeed given permission to start Bennett, but the team adheres to the rules of the MPCC. The Dutch team is affiliated with the movement that is committed to a credible cycling. The MPCC rules require riders with low cortisol levels preventive eight days should not be prepared in competitions.

Theo Bos

Bennett is not the first rider just before the start of a large round can not start because of low cortisol levels. It happened to Theo Bos in 2013 just before the start of the Tour of Spain. The sprinter then drove to Belkin, the forerunner of LottoNL-Jumbo. The American rider Chris Horner could not defend his title last year in the Vuelta because of low cortisol levels. That was due to the intake of cortisone, which Horner used to combat bronchitis.

The troubled LottoNL-Jumbo, this year only one victory could celebrate, state Saturday with eight riders at the start of the team time trial in San Lorenzo al Mare. Steven Kruijswijk, Moreno Hofland, Rick Flange, Martijn Keizer, Nick van der One, Bert-Jan Lindeman and Maarten Tjallingii Dutch to defend the honor, along with their German teammate Robert Wagner

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