Richie Porte suffered another setback at the Giro d’Italia following a late crash on the run into Jesolo on stage 13.
Both Richie Porte and Leopold König were brought down in a pile-up with 3.3 kilometres to go on a day that turned the general classification on its head.
2015 Giro d’Italia: Stage 13 Results
With riders and bikes strewn across the wet road, Porte was forced to grab a bike from team-mate Vasil Kiryienka and ride to the finish, dropping two minutes and seven seconds to the lead peloton. König crossed the line just seven seconds in front of his team-mate, also falling out of the top 10 overall.
Race leader Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) was another to hit the deck and was forced to relinquish the maglia rosa on what had looked, on paper, like a straightforward sprint stage.
Italian rider Sacha Modolo of the Lampre Merida Team jubilates on the podium after winning the 13th stage of the 98th Giro d’Italia cycling tour over 147km from Montecchio Maggiore to Lido di Jesolo, Italy, 22 May 2015. ANSA/LUCA ZENNARO
Italian rider Sacha Modolo of the Lampre Merida Team jubilates on the podium after winning the 13th stage of the 98th Giro d’Italia cycling tour over 147km from Montecchio Maggiore to Lido di Jesolo, Italy, 22 May 2015. ANSA/LUCA ZENNARO
Italian rider Sacha Modolo (R) of the Lampre Merida Team jubilates after winning the 13th stage of the 98th Giro d’Italia cycling tour over 147km from Montecchio Maggiore to Lido di Jesolo, Italy, 22 May 2015. ANSA/LUCA ZENNARO
Italian rider Fabio Aru of the Astana Team during the press conference after winning the 13th stage of the 98th Giro d’Italia cycling tour over 147km from Montecchio Maggiore to Lido di Jesolo, Italy, 22 May 2015. ANSA/LUCA ZENNARO
Italian rider Sacha Modolo of the Lampre Merida Team jubilates after winning the 13th stage of the 98th Giro d’Italia cycling tour over 147km from Montecchio Maggiore to Lido di Jesolo, Italy, 22 May 2015. ANSA/LUCA ZENNARO
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