Early mass crash causes race neutralisation, forces several riders to abandon on stage 3 of Tour of the Alps

An early mass crash on stage 3 of the Tour of the Alps led to the race being briefly neutralised and forced several riders to abandon due to injury.

Well ahead of the live TV broadcast of the key climbing day from Laces to Arco, the race organisers’ social media announced that after just 2km of racing, “A big fall in the peloton led to the momentary stop of the race,” in their live updates, with no clear cause.