Footed barriers and narrow finish cause huge, high-speed pile-up on Giro d’Italia opening stage

A dozen riders crashed and the majority of the peloton were stopped by a large pile-up in the final kilometre of the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in Nessebar, won by Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep).

The mass crash occurred with just over 600 metres to go on stage 1 in what had already been a tense sprint, with only 10 riders contesting the finish as a pile of riders blocked the road and spilled out onto the pavement.