He had it bad, Florian Sénéchal, for not having been selected by Quick-Step to compete in the Tour de France.
Even the director of the event Christian Prudhomme had regretted on RMC the choice of the Belgian team to deprive themselves of the fresh champion of France, in addition to the world champion Julian Alaphilippe and the champion of Great Britain Mark Cavendish.
We are sorry to announce that @Tim_Declercq has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not take part in this year's #TDF2022.
He will be replaced for the race by French Champion @flosenech.
We wish Tim a speedy recovery!
Photo: @GettySport pic.twitter.com/vNcXZwnBga
— Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team (@qst_alphavinyl) June 28, 2022
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Finally, the Northerner will celebrate his 29th birthday on the roads of the Grande Boucle, on July 10.
He benefits from Tim Declercq's package, announced on Tuesday by Quick-Step.
The 33-year-old Belgian tested positive for Covid-19, who risks being the stowaway of the peloton again in the "biggest race in the world", which will start on Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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