Yates out of Giro as Magnier wins third stageImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Adam Yates finished third in the Tour de France in 2023ByMatt WarwickBBC Sport senior journalistPublished10 May 2026, 10:32 BSTUpdated 16 minutes agoBritain’s Adam Yates has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia after suffering concussion in a heavy crash on Saturday.
Yates, 33, hit a barrier at high speed in a huge crash on a wet descent that involved about 30 riders. Two of his team-mates suffered fractures and were taken to hospital.
Although Yates managed to finish the stage to Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, he lost 14 minutes to the leaders.
His team UAE Team Emirates-XRG reported, external: “Adam Yates suffered heavy abrasions and a laceration to his left ear.
“He was initially assessed on site for concussion and cleared to continue, but subsequently he has shown delayed concussive symptoms. He will not take the start of stage three.”
Sunday’s third stage to the Bulgarian capital Sofia was won by France’s Paul Magnier by inches in a bunch sprint to add to his opening-stage win on Friday.
The 22-year-old Soudal-Quick Step rider retained the cyclamen jersey after timing his launch perfectly to overcome Italian powerhouse – and favourite for the cyclamen points jersey overall – Italy’s Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek.
The Netherlands’ Dylan Groenewegen of Unibet Rose Rockets was third, half a wheel behind.
In a 175km stage that is the final of three in Bulgaria for the Italian three-week race’s Grande Partenza, there was little incident as the rain held back over the Borovets mountain pass.
Uruguayan Guillermo Thomas Silva of XDS Astana retains the overall leader’s pink jersey after winning Saturday’s eventful wet hilly stage, putting paid to Yates’ chances of pink.
The remaining contenders for overall victory, including red-hot favourite Denmark’s two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike, all made it to Sofia unscathed.
