Oscar Onley's start to his time at Ineos Grenadiers has hit another setback as the Briton was forced out of the Tour de Romandie on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old left the race on stage 1, won by Tadej Pogačar, after suffering from a stomach bug. He had finished 79th in the opening prologue and took to Instagram to explain his withdrawal from the Swiss race.
Onley, who finished fourth at last year's Tour de France, was a headline signing for Ineos over the winter as he joined Kévin Vauquelin on the incoming list.
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Onley is next set to compete for the new-look Netcompany-Ineos squad at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in June as he builds up to another Tour de France bid in July.
Ineos will now look to Spaniard Carlos Rodríguez for a result in Romandie. The 25-year-old lies eighth overall, 41 seconds down on race leader Pogačar, heading into Thursday's second stage.
