First diagnoses emerge from the medical files after the Giro d'Italia's horror crash
CyclingSaturday, 09 May 2026 at 22:22
Around thirty riders went down in the stage 2 crash at the Giro d'Italia. Many picked themselves up and made it to the finish — in varying degrees of pain. The medical updates coming in from the teams tell the full story.
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Bahrain Victorious — Santiago Buitrago
Bahrain Victorious lost their GC leader Santiago Buitrago on day two of the Giro. The Colombian climber was at the bottom of the pile in the bend where the crash erupted and could not even finish the stage.
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Via their official channels, the team confirmed that scans and assessments found no fractures. However, Buitrago sustained several superficial abrasions, bruising to the neck muscles causing restricted movement, and a concussion.
Teammate Edoardo Zambanini also went down hard but did make it to the finish for Bahrain Victorious. The Italian crossed the line with torn shorts and a wound on his hip, with blood also visible on his left knee.
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Jayco AlUla — Andrea Vendrame
The first confirmed fractures of the crash belong to Andrea Vendrame. The 31-year-old Italian finished the stage, having sat at the roadside for a long time without his helmet, but Jayco AlUla have confirmed that Vendrame has fractured three transverse processes in his lower back.
He will not start stage 3. Vendrame had been in top form and was without doubt a contender for stages with difficult finales. Jayco AlUla saw their GC leader Ben O'Connor come through the stage unscathed.
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- The only cyclist who can beat Tadej is Tadej.
Brucegel09-05-2026 - Enough of this b.s. already.Just tell the world all you suspicious people what would satisfy you that he is not doping.live real time urinating and testing?.Live real time blood draws 5 seconds after a race is over?.Fecal analysis.WTF will satisfy you?Brucegel03-05-2026
- This suspicion could be laid to rest by what? What would make all doubters happy that Pogi is clean? Just tell the world all you Frenchmen et al what you want as protocol.You will never be satisfied.That is your level of mindless groundless suspicions.Brucegel03-05-2026
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- To lose a race like that on a mechanical problem in this day and age is unforgivable. Why aren't all riders using the same (interchangeable) gear? It is the job of the team manager to manage and reduce risk variables. The fact that he not only didn't pick up on the potential issue but actually ok'd it is just madness.fatehasfans13-04-2026
- Rider X, y and z? Could you update?yaNzKEWL21-03-2026
- Can anyone help me understand the thinking behind the two punishments? Are the commissaires saying you get thrown out of the race for a second inadvertent disposal of a bidon (even to the delight of fans) but that as long as you can afford it you can show off your phalangeal cuticles all day long on international TV? Aking for a friend.packfiller7112-03-2026
- It's a bit embarrassing that. Isn't the main sponsor supposed to keep them at 36.5 ?tomjacques03-03-2026
- They were close to cracking a very tired Tadej that wasn't fully focused on the TdF with a team of riders focused solely on cracking Tadej. And if they cracked him, he would have still won. Tadej won't be racing the giro this year. It'll be an even easier win for him.Veganpotter09-02-2026
- Nice!Bea22-01-2026
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