Sky's Vuelta team fall sick with mystery illness

Team Sky, Vuelta a Espana 2010, stage one TTT

Team Sky's Vuelta a Espana squad have been hit by a mystery illness that has seen five riders and several members of staff affected.

The illness, which takes the form of severe vomiting, forced Ben Swift and John-Lee Augustyn to abandon on stage three. But they are far from being the only Sky riders to suffer.

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