Serious crash forces Team Katusha's general classification favorite Joaquim Rodriguez as well as Angel Vicioso and Giampaolo Caruso to abandon the 2014 Giro d'Italia. Rodriguez reveals having started the Giro with fractures on his body.

Team Katusha's Spanish rider Angel Vicioso crashed heavily in the final part of yesterday's stage 9 of the 2013 Giro d’Italia.