Giro heartbreak for Martin

Dan Martin’s Giro d’Italia dreams were ended on the opening stage in Belfast as he suffered a serious crash.

The Irishman appeared to slip on a drain in wet conditions during the team time trial, causing several of his Garmin-Sharp team-mates to hit the ground around him.

Martin, who has made this race the focus of his season, made little attempt to get back up as he held his collar bone and waited for medical attention.