Nicolas Roche suffers a second spider bite
Nicolas Roche's early-season preparations hit another setback this week as he was forced to visit hospital after a second spider bite became infected.
The Irish Team Sky pro joked on Twitter that he would be auditioning for the part of Spiderman after being bitten twice in two unconnected incidents just weeks apart - and ending up in hospital for treatment on both occasions.
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