Ill Romain leaves camp

Under-23 World Champ and Tour de l'Avenir winner Romain Sicard abandoned Euskaltel's training camp in Derio yesterday due to suffering from gastroenteritis, or stomach flu as it's more commonly known. Romain will join up with his team-mates again on the 2nd of February though, so that he can take part in the official team presentation in Bilbao. The illness is not thought to keep him out of action for long.