Giulio Ciccone has been ruled out of the Giro d’Italia in the wake of recent surgery to remove a perineal cyst. Although the Italian has now returned to training, his Lidl-Trek team confirmed on Thursday that he would return to full fitness in time for the Giro, which gets under way in Turin on May 4.
“Unfortunately, reaching the ideal form in the time required to pursue the goal of the GC or, at the very least, to race the Giro as a main protagonist, does not align with the delicacy of his recovery,” read a statement from Lidl-Trek.
