After a strong start to the season, Ida Dahl is forced to withdraw from Saturday's race in Ski Classics, La Diagonela, which is run in Switzerland.

The reason is that the Swede caught a cold.

Dahl has three wins and a third place so far and holds the yellow leader's vest on the women's side.

Dahl tops the total, 240 points ahead of Norwegian Magni Smedås.

Several riders in Team Engcon have a cold, including Eddie Edström and Anton Elvseth, and will not start in Saturday's race over 48 kilometers either.

CLIP: Ida Dahl's suite broken (January 15, 2023)

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Ida Dahl about the race and that the suite is broken