{"id":574763,"date":"2026-05-09T13:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/574763\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:23:12","slug":"giro-ditalia-2026-abandons-all-the-riders-who-have-dropped-out-of-this-years-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/574763\/","title":{"rendered":"Giro d’Italia 2026 abandons \u2013 All the riders who have dropped out of this year’s race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matteo Moschetti became the first rider to abandon the 2026 Giro d’Italia<\/a>. The sprinter was caught up in a crash on the opening stage and couldn’t continue on Saturday’s stage 2.<\/p>\n

Most riders will start the race intending to get to Rome, but as the three-week race takes its toll, not everyone will get there, with tens of riders often dropping out over the 21 stages of a Grand Tour.<\/p>\n

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Riders may abandon for a variety of reasons, including crashes, illness, or just pure fatigue. Riders can quit mid-stage, climbing into a car or ambulance, or they may decide not to start the next stage.<\/p>\n

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If a rider stops mid-stage, they will be marked as ‘did not finish’ (DNF), whilst DNS stands for ‘did not start’.<\/p>\n

Riders can also be obliged to leave the race by the commissaires, either with a disqualification (DSQ) for serious rule infringements, or for finishing outside the time limit on a given stage (OTL).<\/p>\n

Here, we will track all the riders who drop out of the 2026 Giro on the roads between Bulgaria and Rome.<\/p>\n

Giro d’Italia 2026 abandonsStage 2Matteo Moschetti (Pinarello-Q36.5) \u2013 DNS, stage 1 crash<\/p>\n

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