Geraint Thomas pulls out of Giro d’Italia with fractured pelvis

He suffered the injury in a crash during Monday’s stage three

Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia following Monday’s crash. Picture: Marco Alpozzi/AP

Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia after scans revealed he suffered a fractured pelvis in a crash during Monday’s stage three to Mount Etna.

Thomas, the pre-race favourite, hit the deck hard when he rode over a water bottle which rolled across the road during the neutralised start of the stage in Enna.