In the finale of stage 1, Mikel Landa and Geoffrey Bouchar crashed so hard that it brought an early end to their Giro. The Basque rider was forced to abandon with a fractured vertebra, while the Frenchman suffered multiple broken bones.
Pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic abandoned during stage 16 after several crashes, while another top contender, Juan Ayuso, called it a day in stage 18.
DNF stage 1
52. Geoffrey Bouchard (fra – Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale)
141. Mikel Landa (spa – Soudal-QuickStep)
DNF stage 3
138. Nickolas Zukowsky (can – Q36.5)
DNS stage 4
114. Søren Kragh Andersen (den – Lidl-Trek)
DNS stage 6
216. Alessandro Pinarello (ita – VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè)
DNF stage 6
4. Jai Hindley (aus – Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
13. Juri Hollmann (ger – Alpecin-Deceuninck)
95. Dion Smith (nzl – Intermarché-Wanty)
DNS stage 7
26. Michel Ries (lux – Arkéa-B&B Hotels)
105. Jan Hirt (cze – Israel-Premier Tech)
DNF stage 7
168. Bram Welten (nld – Team Picnic PostNL)
DNS stage 9
152. Koen Bouwman (nld – Team Jayco AlUla)
DNF stage 9
37. Andrea Pasqualon (ita – Bahrain Victorious)
DNS stage 14
86. Brandon Smith Rivera (col – INEOS Grenadiers)
DNS stage 15
111. Giulio Ciccone (ita – Lidl-Trek)
DNS stage 16
41. Milan Fretin (bel – Cofidis)
148. Paul Magnier (fra – Soudal-QuickStep)
DNF stage 16
1. Primoz Roglic (slo – Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
87. Joshua Tarling (gbr – INEOS Grenadiers)
215. Alessio Martinelli (ita – VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè)
DNF stage 17
157. Luke Plapp (aus – Team Jayco AlUla)
207. Jay Vine (aus – UAE Emirates)
DNF stage 18
201. Juan Ayuso (Spa – UAE Emirates)
DNF stage 19
34. Afonso Eulálio (por – Bahrain Victorious)
192. Marco Brenner (ger – Tudor)
Robert Gesink was the first rider to abandon last year’s Giro. He crashed on stage 1 and sustained a minor hand fracture, so he didn’t line up for stage 2. Something similar happened to Eddie Dunbar a day later — he crashed in stage 2 and did not start the following day. During that same stage, Simon Carr was forced to pull out with a knee injury. Another designated stage hunter, Biniam Girmay, crashed twice in stage 4 and also abandoned.
Also of interest: Start list 2025 Giro d’Italia.