Thomas abandons the Giro d'Italia

Team Sky have announced Geraint Thomas has abandoned the 2017 Giro d'Italia and will not start stage 13. The Welshman is still suffering from the effects of the stage 9 crash which has seen his lose time in the last two stages of the Italian Grand Tour. While Thomas dislocated his shoulder in the crash, he explained his knee was the major cause of pain and issue.

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