Arnaud De Lie has withdrawn from Paris-Good after struggling throughout Tuesday’s crew time trial in Auxerre. The Belgian was a non-starter on stage 4 to Mont Brouilly, along with his Lotto-Dstny crew stating he had not absolutely recovered from his crash at Le Samyn final week.
“After session with the crew’s administration and efficiency division, it was determined that Arnaud De Lie is not going to take the beginning anymore within the fourth stage of Paris-Good,” learn the Lotto-Dstny assertion.
“After crashing in Le Samyn final Tuesday, Arnaud isn’t feeling 100% but and with the spring classics in thoughts it’s not beneficial to let him proceed through the subsequent onerous phases. He might be returning house, to organize and set a brand new give attention to subsequent races within the close to future.”
De Lie has but to select up a win this season, although he impressed en path to tenth at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the place he spent a lot of the day in an elite entrance group and regarded among the many very strongest riders on the Muur van Geraardsbergen.
On the again of that efficiency, De Lie was an apparent favorite for Le Samyn, however his race resulted in frustration when he crashed whereas chasing again as much as the peloton after a motorcycle change.
De Lie made no impression within the bunch finishes on the opening two days of Paris-Good and his struggles have been laid naked when he was distanced by his Lotto-Dstny crew early in Tuesday’s crew time trial.
“In case you are not 100%, it’s not possible to carry out right here,” De Lie had admitted to Sporza forward of stage 2.
Milan-San Remo is the subsequent race on De Lie’s schedule, and the 21-year-old can be anticipated to experience E3 Harelbeke, Gent-Wevelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen forward of his anticipated Tour of Flanders debut.