Tarling and Roglic crash out of Giro on stage 16

Britain's Josh Tarling and erstwhile champion Primoz Roglic abandoned nan Giro d'Italia aft crashes connected a melodramatic shape 16.

Isaac del Toro clung connected to nan leader's pinkish jersey but had his lead drastically trim by Britain's Simon Yates and Richard Carapaz, who moved up to 3rd overall.

Italy's Christian Scaroni won nan shape from Piazzola sul Brenta to San Valentino aft breaking clear connected nan last climb pinch XDS Astana team-mate and compatriot Lorenzo Fortunato, who took second.

Welshman Tarling, 21, slid connected a very bedewed aboveground early connected Tuesday's shape and suffered a dense clang into a barrier.

Slovenian Roglic, 1 of nan pre-race favourites, collapsed soon aft connected a slippery descent alongside Ecuador's Carapaz.

Roglic, 35, concisely attempted to transportation connected earlier climbing into his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe squad car.

The 2023 victor suffered his 3rd clang of nan week connected Saturday and mislaid important clip to his wide classification rivals connected Sunday's shape 15.

However, 2019 victor Carapaz recovered from his autumn to motorboat a powerful onslaught precocious to time off Del Toro and Yates behind.

Yates responded pinch his ain onslaught to driblet Mexican Del Toro, who managed to conflict to clasp connected to nan title lead.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider Del Toro now leads Visma-Lease a Bike's Yates by 26 seconds, pinch Carapaz of EF Education-EasyPost conscionable 5 2nd further back.

Canada's Derek Gee besides made up clip connected Del Toro is now 4th overall, a infinitesimal down connected Carapaz.

Spain's Juan Ayuso, Del Toro's team-mate and different of nan pre-race favourites, cracked and mislaid sizeable clip to autumn retired of nan apical 10, having started nan time successful third.

Yates' copy relative Adam has moved up to 10th overall, pinch chap Britons Max Poole (13th), Tom Pidcock (16th) and James Knox (19th) each wrong nan apical 20.

Wednesday's shape 17 is different time successful nan mountains from San Michele all'Adige to Bormio.

Tarling was portion of a seven-rider breakaway that had established a 30-second lead complete nan peleton arsenic nan title resumed successful dense rainfall aft Monday's 2nd remainder day.

He slid retired connected a roundabout, pinch his motorcycle going from nether him and his assemblage hitting nan barrier.

Ineos Grenadiers confirmed nan 2023 European clip proceedings champion would not continue.

"Josh Tarling has unluckily had to wantonness nan Giro d'Italia pursuing a clang connected today's stage," nan squad said connected societal media.

"Our squad expert is pinch him and he is undergoing further assessment. We will supply an update connected his information arsenic soon arsenic possible."

The three-week Italian title began good for nan Welsh rider erstwhile he claimed his first Grand Tour shape win pinch triumph successful nan shape 2 clip trial.

Tarling was incapable to repetition that occurrence successful nan race's 2nd clip trial, but finished second, 7 seconds down Dutchman Daan Hoole, connected shape 10.

Although location were nary further individual efforts against nan timepiece to travel earlier Sunday's decorativeness successful Rome, Tarling would person been hoping to complete a three-week Grand Tour for nan first time.

Italian Alessio Martinelli besides abandoned aft falling into a valley during a descent.

The 24-year-old was conscious arsenic he was taken to hospital, pinch his VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane squad later saying tests had ruled retired immoderate fractures.