injury after the fall in the Camaiore-Tortona-Corriere.it stage

Suspected fracture of the pelvis for Tao Geoghegan Hartwinner of the Giro d’Italia 2020, crashing into a left bend on the asphalt slippery from the rain. Stopped on the ground for long minutes, motionless while the other riders involved got up and started pedaling again, the Englishman had less luck. Stabilized and loaded onto a stretcher, he was transported to the nearest hospital. The longest stage of the Giro d’Italia (219 km between Camaiore and Tortona) thus reaps a new illustrious victim: the pink jersey Thomas loses his co-captain, Ineos a precious card for victory.

From surprise triumph to nightmare

The 28-year-old Englishman had already won the Giro in 2020, when he set off as a Geraint Thomas only to find more space after the withdrawal of the latter, which occurred due to a disastrous fall in the third stage. From there the great victory in Sestriere in the sprint on the pink jersey Hindley and the triumph in the final time trial in Milan. A surprise success, which he dreamed of repeating by taking advantage of the many forfeits of this edition, starting with that of the world champion Evenepoel. The delay from Thomas was only 5”, everything was open. Then what was supposed to be a peaceful transfer stage turned out to be a nightmare.