Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart is retired of the Giro d'Italia aft a clang midway done signifier 11.
The Ineos Grenadiers rider looked successful distress aft falling earlier being taken distant successful an ambulance.
Team-mate Geraint Thomas and Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic were besides progressive successful the crash, but some got backmost up and continued.
Geoghegan Hart, 28, was successful 3rd spot wide astatine the clip of the incident, with Thomas starring and Roglic second.
The clang happened connected a slippery descent, with respective riders ending up connected the ground.
At the clip of the clang connected Wednesday Geoghegan Hart, who won the Giro d'Italia successful 2020, was 5 seconds down compatriot Thomas successful the wide standings with astir 70km near successful the day's race.
Thomas and Roglic's races were some impacted but some resumed successful what has been a circuit greatly affected by the weather.
The time began with a further 4 withdrawals from Soudal Quick-Step's squad owed to Covid, pursuing erstwhile person Remco Evenepoel being forced retired aft investigating affirmative connected Sunday.