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WATCH: Geraint Thomas suffers high speed crash due to water bottle

Geraint Thomas crashed in the neutralised zone of stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia as he was taken down by a stray water bottle

The injuries picked up in the incident were worse than first feared as the INEOS Grenadiers leader cracked on the shallow gradients at the base of Mount Etna.

He initially looked untroubled beyond some rips in his jersey as he got back in the peloton, but when the pace was ignited on the approach to Etna, Thomas was soon distanced as it became obvious he was carrying hidden injuries.

Ineos Grenadiers team-mates Rohan Dennis and Filippo Ganna, the latter still in pink after his opening stage win, did their best to pace him back but it was clear this was a losing cause and by the summit of the volcano he had shipped more than 12 minutes.

Ineos sports director Matteo Tosatto said Thomas would undergo checks, with his continued participation far from certain in a race he had been tipped to dominate.

“Initially he had some pain but as the stage continued he felt better,” Tosatto said.

“However towards the end in the final 45 kilometres the pace increased and the climbs got steeper – he had some pain and had to finish the stage at his own pace. Now we’ll check him over and get a verdict from our medical staff.”

It is more rotten luck for Thomas in the Giro after his 2017 bid for glory was effectively ended by a crash with a police motorbike on stage nine.

Just as the gap to Thomas began to yawn on the 19km climb to the finish, there was more bad news for British fans as Yates dropped out of the back of the peloton while attacks were lighting up at the front.

Two years ago Yates took pink on this volcano but this time his hopes took what could be a fatal blow as he toiled up the steep slopes, crossing the line more than four minutes down after Caicedo celebrated victory to drop to 25th place, three minutes and 46 seconds down.

Sports director Matt White said: “It’s a long race, everyone has a bad day, unfortunately for us it’s early in the race. Hopefully, that’s the last one. We’ll just be coming at it from a different angle now.”

Deceuninck-QuickStep’s James Knox is now the best placed Briton, one minute 40 down in 16th place, while Thomas’ team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart is 24th, three minutes 12 seconds off pink.

Caicedo had been part of an eight-man break, also including Britain’s Matthew Holmes, that had gone up the road early on, and he was able to race away from Italian Giovanni Visconti at the summit to deliver victory for EF Education First.

It was not quite enough for pink though, with the Ecuadorian on the same time as Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Almeida.

Jakob Fuglsang led the main contenders in a little under a minute down, just ahead of Rafal Majka and Vincenzo Nibali while Steven Kruijswijk conceded five seconds.

That moved Nibali up to sixth place, 55 seconds down, as he seeks a third victory in his home Grand Tour.

Click here for Stage 3 report and results.

Update INEOS Grenadiers

Speaking after the stage, INEOS Grenadiers Doctor Phil Riley said: "Geraint crashed on his left side, so he took a significant blow to the back of his left hip and he has some abrasions on his left arm and leg. After the stage he was taken for x-rays at the finish.

"The initial x-rays didn’t show anything broken, but we are awaiting confirmation in the morning. We will treat him tonight, continue to monitor him and then review it in the morning again."

 
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