Arnaud De Lie had been suffering since the Giro d'Italia began and it became too much to bear on Tuesday as the Belgian's race came to a premature end on the back half of stage 4. The Lotto-Intermarché rider fell ill ahead of the Giro with a stomach bug that was blamed on cow manure on the roads of a race in Belgium the previous week, which he won . "Sadly, the rest day didn’t bring the recovery Arnaud had hoped for. He was forced to leave this Giro due to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back in the peloton very soon," Lotto-Intermarché posted to social media after stage 4 Tuesday. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Several riders fell ill, with reports of some requiring hospital treatment. Lotto Intermarché had to pull Liam Slock from their Giro squad, drafting in debutant Josh Giddings as a last-minute replacement. Milan Menten was also suffering with the same issue but continued fighting in the Giro for now.…