Cunego to skip the Tour

Fifth place finisher in this year's Giro d'Italia, Damiano Cunego, will not participate in this year's Tour de France, according to his Lampre-Fondital team. The 25 year-old won the best young rider's classification in last year's tour, but will have to sit out the race this season due to 'fatigue'. Cunego sat out the 2005 Tour de France when he was diagnosed with mononucleosis following his attempt to repeat his 2004 win in the Giro d'Italia.

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