Danilo Napolitano will miss Gent-Wevelgem after a fall during the last day of Driedaagse van De Panne. Lampre's chief medical officer Carlo Guardascione said that, "Napolitano suffered a lumbar bruise which caused a lumbar ache and it hasn't yet healed; as a precautionary measure, we preferred to stop the athlete competing." Lampre won't replace the Italian sprinter and will therefore start the race with seven riders.
