Peter Sagan (Total Energies), who has already been infected twice with COVID-19, is suffering from fever and sore throat, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, but will start Tirreno - Adriatico on Monday after a negative coronavirus test He is scheduled to start the Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday.

The 32-year-old is one of many riders who have suffered injuries and illnesses that have left holes in their start lists for upcoming races.

Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Soudal) will support Tim Wellens in Strade Bianche, but will not start in Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday. He is suffering from sore ribs after his crash at Omloop Het Newsblad.

"I strongly believe in the potential of my teammate Tim Wellens and I want to assist him on Saturday. After that I will go back to Belgium to train," he told Het Laatste Nieuws. Kampenaerts will compete in the Breden Koksijde Classic on March 18.

Strade Bianche is already missing two winners, as Mathieu Van der Pol (Alpecin Phoenix) is still rehabbing a back injury and Wout Van Art (Jumbo Visma) will compete in Paris-Nice.

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadier), Romain Bardet (DSM), Renard Kemna (Bora-Hansgrohe), Jan Maas (Bike Exchange Jayco) and Jacopo Mosca (Trek Segafredo) are absent due to illness.

COVID-19 continues to hit the peloton for both men and women. Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) was reported positive on Friday. Lizzie Banks (EF-Tibco-SVB) has not recovered from her coronavirus infection and will miss this weekend. She said on social media that she hopes to resume her season at Nokele Koase. Brody Chapman (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine) will also miss Strade Bianche due to a viral infection.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Alberto Bettiol (EF Education - Easy Post) is weakened by a COVID-19 infection and will miss Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico, and Milano-Sanremo. The Italian suffers from ulcerative colitis and was hit by the virus. He hopes to return in Milan-Torino on March 16 with an eye on the Tour de Flanders, which he won in 2019.

Tim Declercq (Quick-Step Alfa Vinyl), who was out with pericarditis due to COVID-19, was cleared to resume training on Friday after nearly three weeks of rest. He said earlier this week that his chances of making it to Paris-Roubaix were "slim."

"I'm fully healed and the pain is gone. The dates were switched with Amstel Gold because of the French elections and the race is now a week later, but depending on my condition, my chances of making it to Paris-Roubaix may be very, very small," De Clercq said.