Lance Armstrong's Tour de France plans hit by illness

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Lance Armstrong
Armstrong completed the 185km opening stage in the peloton

Lance Armstrong's preparations for the Tour de France have suffered a setback after illness forced him to pull out of the four-day Circuit de la Sarthe race.

The seven-time Tour winner, who was 24th after the first stage, withdrew before Wednesday's 6.8km time trial.

His RadioShack team spokesman Philippe Maertens said: "Lance is not starting because of gastroenteritis."

Armstrong had indicated after stage one that six of his team's riders in France were struggling with a stomach bug.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/8606746.stm

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