Late blow for Roche’s team as Colombian rider refused visa

The nine-man team has now been forced into a late reshuffle with Australian rider Jay McCarthy replacing the Colombian.
The Omega Pharma Quickstep and other teams also complained about the delays in getting their riders visas to race. Russian pair Maxim Iglinsky and Alexi Lutsenko, of Team Astana, both failed to get clearance and subsequently returned home while Venezuelans Yonder Godoy and Jackson Rodriguez were unable to depart their base in Italy with the rest of the Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela team.