Klaas Vantornout know why he has been below his level in recent weeks. The Belgian champion suffers from an infection and will now undergo a treatment with antibiotics. "My blood values ​​are affected," the Sunweb-Napoleon Games rider told veldritkrant.be

Vantornout skipped last Sunday's World Cup race in Valkenburg because he felt bad. The Belgian champion underwent a thorough investigation and the results of the blood test revealed an infection.

"All parameters of my blood values ​​are completely wrong. The number of white blood cells is too high and it is an infection that is at the root of the misery.

"On Monday I started with a course of antibiotics for five days. On Friday I will check my blood values.

"Normally I willl start Sunday's Superprestige race in Zonhoven. But do not expect me to be part of the battle for the podium."