Niermann out with influenza

After Rabobank's Grischa Niermann came down with a case of influenza and having to curtail training, he will not start the Tour Down Under, the first ProTour event of 2008 and also the first-ever ProTour event in Australia from January 20-27. According to wielrensite.nl, Niermann will be replaced by Theo Eltink.

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