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Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the Three Days of De Panne race in Belgium due to illness.
The Manxman suffered gastroenteritis following his fifth-placed finish at Milan-San Remo and withdrew from last Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem.
Cavendish, whose race programme will be re-evaluated, said in a statement: "I'm really disappointed.
"Sunday I felt better, and I was able to train well, but Sunday night I was sick again and had diarrhoea.
"I decided to come to the race anyway, hoping that the situation would improve, but I started vomiting and having diarrhoea again last night, at about 2am.
"I'm in no shape to start, especially because I can't eat or drink anything.
"After San Remo I wanted to continue to get some good results and ride well both at Gent-Wevelgem and here at the Driedaagse."
