Boasson Hagen out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with illness

Edvald Boasson Hagen, Sky, Tour de France 2011, team time trial training

Edvald Boasson Hagen will miss Saturday's Belgian season opener Omloop Het Nieuwsblad due to illness. He will be replaced in Sky's line-up by Australian Chris Sutton.

Boasson Hagen came down with a cold after racing in the Tour of the Algarve last week, where the Norwegian scored a stage win. Sky went on to win the race overall with Richie Porte, with Bradley Wiggins winning the final time trial stage.

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