Brussels, Belgium, May 6, 2026 (AFP) - Peloton points finger at cowpats as cyclists fall sick

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2026-05-06

Several 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-Intermarche riders suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever and vomiting, and were briefly hospitalised, the team said from Bulgaria, where the Giro begins on Friday. Arnaud De Lie, the winner of the Famenne Ardenne Classic on Sunday who is expected to be the B......

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