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Di Luca uncertain for Giro
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Published 28/04/2004 at 19:41 GMT+1
Danilo Di Luca (Saeco), who was forced to withdraw from Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, was diagnosed with an acute inflammation of the prostate, according to the team website. The news comes as a blow to the Italian, with only 10 days remaining before the start of the Giro d'Italia.
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Di Luca, who finished second in last week's Flèche Wallonne, is currently being treated at the Clinica Villa Pini in Chieti, Italy, where he is undergoing tests for the next couple of days.
Struck with a urinary infection the night before the fifth World Cup race of the season, a series of tests and an ultrasound scan indicated that Di Luca has acute prostatitis.
The Italian, who was forced to withdraw from last year's Tour de France due to the same problem, is now uncertain to ride in the Giro d'Italia, which opens on May 8th.
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