Viral illness sidelines De Plus for unspecified time

LEVENS FRANCE MARCH 14 Laurens De Plus of Belgium and Team INEOS Grenadiers during the 79th Paris Nice 2021 Stage 8 a 927km stage from Le PlanduVar to Levens 518m Breakaway Stage itinerary redesigned due to COVID19 lockdown imposed in the city of Nice ParisNice on March 14 2021 in Levens France Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images
Laurens de Plus at 2021 Paris-Nice (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Ineos Grenadiers have confirmed that Laurens de Plus will take time away from racing for "a period of enforced rest" due to a recently-diagnosed viral illness.

The Belgian, who joined Ineos Grenadiers in January on a three-year deal, has not seen race action since April, when he finished 10th at the Gran Premio Miguel Indurain but then failed to complete all six days at Itzulia Basque Country. 

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