After starting in Venaria Reale on Saturday with 176 riders in the Giro d’Italia peloton, the race has already lost 11 riders ahead of stage 6’s gravel challenge across Tuscany. Climbers Florian Lipowitz (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech) are among the latest names forced to abandon the race.
The pair were both listed as DNS for stage 6, a 180km ride from Viareggio to Rapolano Terme, along with Israel-Premier Tech riders Riley Pickrell and Nadav Raisberg.
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