Christophe Laporte (Visma-Lease a Bike) will not begin stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia after not totally recovering from his high-speed crash on stage 5.
Visma-Lease a Bike introduced the Frenchman could be a non-starter this morning, making him the second rider from their squad to drag out after Robert Gesink left the race after the opening stage with a damaged hand.