The fallout from Saturday's stage 2 massive crash at the Giro d'Italia continues to unfold, with medical updates from the teams following the crash at 22km to go, when around 30 riders on the left side of the peloton went down hard.
Bahrain Victorious’ leader Santiago Buitrago was among the four riders forced to abandon on Saturday's stage 2 and was taken to the closest hospital for exams. His team reports that no fractures were detected.
“Santi sustained several superficial abrasions, bruising to the neck muscles, causing restricted movement, and a concussion,” Bahrain Victorious stated on social media. “He will continue to be monitored and undergo the standard SCAT concussion protocol.”
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Though Andrea Vendrame (Jayco AlUla) finished the stage, the last rider to cross the line, over 17 minutes after the winner, his team reports that he will not start stage 3 on Sunday due to injuries.
“The Italian suffered fractures to three transverse processes in his lower back after crashing heavily in the final 30km of today’s stage,” Jayco-AlUla stated. “He will return to Italy to undergo further examinations and begin his recovery.”
Ådne Holter (Uno-X Mobility) also abandoned the race following the crash “with a suspected concussion and an injury to his hand,” according to his team. “He is currently at hospital undergoing further checks. A really tough way to end his first Grand Tour.”
UAE Team Emirates-XRG was hit the hardest, with five riders going down, as their whole team was riding together on the side of the peloton where the crash occurred. Both Jay Vine and Marc Soler were forced to abandon, while a bloodied Adam Yates was able to continue after some time, to ultimately cross the line over 13 minutes behind the stage winner.
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