Giro d'Italia abandons: The full list of riders who have left the 2024 race

Biniam Girmay abandoned the Giro d'Italia during stage 4 after crashing twice on a wet descent
Biniam Girmay abandoned the Giro d'Italia during stage 4 after crashing twice on a wet descent (Image credit: Getty Images)

Along with its beautiful route throughout Italy, the Giro d’Italia is known for its drama. Unpredictable weather, chaotic finishes and brutally tough terrain make for a very difficult 21 days of racing.

This year’s Giro d’Italia has seen riders abandon, of course, through unfortunate crashes as there always are, but the field was also heavily affected by illness in the second week, with viruses and fever being reported across teams after the first rest day. That also continued into the final week, with the mountains and harsh weather not exactly kind on riders who were already suffering.

Stage 20, however, was free of abandons. The most recent victims of the Giro's capricious nature of the race were on stage 19, when Andrea Piccolo (EF Education-Easypost) crashed and had to leave as a result. Before the race, Nick Schultz (Israel-Premier Tech) decided not to start.The previous day, Christian Scaroni (Astana) dropped out before the stage, while David Dekker (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) departed the race during stage 17.

The day after the final rest day, though, remains the biggest day for departures in the final week, with four riders departing the race. Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis), Julius Van den Berg (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) and Jenthe Biermans (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) dropped out.

In contrast, the rider who is set to claim the maglia rosa in Rome, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), looks likely to ride across the line with a full squad.

Read on for the full rundown of withdrawals from the 2024 Giro d'Italia.

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 10

Stage 11

Stage 12

Stage 14

Stage 15

  • Vadim Pronskiy (Astana Qazaqstan) - DNS, sickness
  • Clément Davy (Groupama-FDJ) - DNF

Stage 16

Stage 17

  • David Dekker (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) - DNF

Stage 18

Stage 19

  • Andrea Piccolo (EF Education-EasyPost) DNF, crash
  • Nick Schultz (Israel-Premier Tech) DNS

The full list of remaining riders at the 2024 Giro d'Italia, powered by FirstCycling

James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.