Marlen Reusser from Movistar struggled with illness during the Giro d'Italia and revealed similar issues impacting her pre-Tour de France preparation. After finishing second at the Giro, Reusser, who lost the pink jersey on the penultimate stage, intends to lead her team at the French Grand Tour. She experienced severe diarrhea during the Giro and recently suffered from vomiting. Reusser remains uncertain about her performance expectations for the Tour, expressing the need to assess her health day by day.
The Swiss racer finished second at the Giro earlier this month, eventually falling just 18 seconds short of her first Grand Tour victory. She held the leader's pink jersey for four of the eight stages but lost it on the penultimate day up Monte Nerone as Elisa Longo Borghini jumped away up the road.
It took me a moment, but I could recover from it. It was really, really bad diarrhoea for quite a moment. I lost quite some weight and energy, so it took me a moment.
Sadly, now again, I ate something that made me vomit during one night, and I'm not in a good place again. It's very annoying at the moment.
I actually am not even sure. I need to see how I feel tomorrow. Maybe I look good, but I don't feel good. We just need to see day by day.
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