Following a Giro d'Italia Women campaign derailed by a mid-race illness, Marlen Reusser (Movistar) has revealed that her build-up to the Tour de France Femmes has also been hit by illness.
The Swiss racer finished second at the Giro earlier this month, eventually falling just 18 seconds short of her first Grand Tour victory. She held the leader's pink jersey for four of the eight stages but lost it on the penultimate day up Monte Nerone as Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) jumped away up the road.
