Tomasz Marczynski has abandoned the 2021 Giro d'Italia after suffering from long Covid symptoms.
The Lotto-Soudal rider didn't take the start of stage nine, a gruelling mountain day culminating in a gravel climb to the finish, having been experiencing post-Covid neurological symptoms.
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