Trek-Segafredo team manager Luca Guercilena steps down after cancer diagnosis

The 48-year-old has announced he has got Lymphoma

Luca Guercilena at the Vuelta a España in 2019
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Team manager of the American-registered team Trek-Segafredo, Luca Guercilena, has announced that he will step down from his role after being diagnosed with cancer. 

The Italian, 48, revealed in a statement on the Trek-Segafredo website that he will be taking a break from the sport to focus on recovering from the illness. He revealed that is was Lymphoma, a cancer that targets the Lymph glands in the body.

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