Giro disaster so sad for G - but Yates can survive Stage 3 carnage

Brad and Graham sit down to catch their breath after a remarkable Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia, which wrecked Geraint Thomas's GC hopes as he fell victim to a stray bidon in the neutralised zone.

Thomas bravely battled through the stage but was dropped as the peloton reached the foothills of Mount Etna and Brad sadly concedes that his good friend's Giro challenge is over as a result.

Although it was painful for Brad to watch, he says the chaos we saw just underlines why the Giro is the best race on the calendar and why you should never underestimate the Italian Grand Tour.

Simon Yates also shipped plenty of time but Brad says it's not over for the Mitchelton-Scott rider, who could have just suffered a Liverpool-style blip...

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