Illness rages before the sprint: "They can drive"

It has been a hospital in the Swedish men's team for the past week.

Jesper Nelin is just back after a week in bed with a cold, Peppe Femling has "felt tight" since Sunday's relay and now Martin Ponsiluoma is also rice.

Everyone took part in today's preliminaries training and expects to start in tomorrow's sprint in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand.

"Impossible to say"

But what we can expect from the men is difficult to say, according to national team coach Johannes Lukas.

- Impossible to say, very difficult indeed.

They get to drive, then we'll see.

But Martin testified about heavy legs today.

The riders have had separate rooms.

Right now Johannes Lukas is forced to live with the Swedish wall team.

- I moved out into the corridor to make room for Martin.