Cyclist Michael Woods of Ottawa was ruled out of the Giro d’Italia race on Thursday after showing mild concussion symptoms following a separate crash a day earlier involving fellow Canadian Riley Pickrell and another teammate, not pictured.
Canadian riders Michael Woods and Riley Pickrell are out of the Giro d'Italia, as is Israel-Premier Tech teammate Nadav Raisberg, who was also involved in the same crash Wednesday on the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia.· The two were involved in separate crashes Wednesday with Israel-Premier Tech teammate Nadav Raisberg going down in the same accident as Woods in Stage 5 of the Giro, which precedes the Tour de France and Spanish Vuelta on the Grand Tour calendar.
The crash left Woods 107th in the general classification standings while Israel's Raisberg, who broke his hand, was 164th and Pickrell 169th."We were gearing up for the climb when one rider caused a chain-reaction crash." said Raisberg. The 37-year-old was competing in his third Giro and 11th Grand Tour race. Pickrell, 22, was in his first Grand Tour event.The 107th edition of the Giro ends May 26 in Rome after 3,400 km of racing. The Tour de France and Spanish Vuelta, the other two Grand Tour events, begin June 29 and Aug. 17, respectively.
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