
COVID-19 has struck the peloton once again in the run-up to the Giro d'Italia, with Bahrain Victorious the latest team forced to change their plans after suffering a case of the virus, while Jumbo-Visma have also been forced into another reshuffle.
The Dutch squad have called up climber Sam Oomen to fill in for Jos Van Emden, who himself was a late replacement after Robert Gesink and Tobias Foss caught COVID-19 earlier this week. Oomen himself missed last month's Liège-Bastogne-Liège after coming down with the virus.