The Israel Premier Tech team has withdrawn from the Tour of Flanders which takes place on Sunday April 3, due to a reduced workforce due to covid-19 cases, illnesses and injuries. A second case of covid-19 was confirmed on Thursday March in the group present in Belgium for the Flandrian races, said the Israeli training. ” It is out of respect for the race and the rest of the peloton that we make this decision. It is our duty to other teams not to voluntarily send runners who have been exposed to covid into a race said the Israel Premier Tech team.