Giro 2026 withdrawals: Picnic PostNL lose rider ahead of final stage in Rome
The 2026 Giro d'Italia kicked off on May 8 in Nessebar (Bulgaria), but not all riders will make it to Rome. Domestique will keep you up to date with the riders who withdraw from the race each day.
Who has withdrawn from the 2026 Giro d'Italia?
Although 184 riders started the 2026 Giro d’Italia in Nessebar on May 8, it is inevitable that not all of them will reach Rome.
Across 21 stages and 3,459 kilometres, the peloton will race from the Black Sea coast in Bulgaria to southern Italy, through the high mountains and on to the final stage in the Italian capital. Along the way, the riders face sprint stages, punchy terrain, a 42km individual time trial and several brutal mountain days, including summit finishes at Blockhaus, Pila, Carì, Alleghe and Piancavallo.
Making it to the finish of a Grand Tour is an achievement in its own right. Illness, crashes, injuries, fatigue and time cuts can all end a rider’s race early, and every abandon is a reminder of how unforgiving the Giro can be.
Below, we will keep track of every rider who withdraws from the 2026 Giro d’Italia as the race unfolds.
Withdrawals Giro d'Italia 2026
| Stage | Rider | Nationality | Team | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matteo Moschetti | Italian | Pinarello-Q36.5 | Concussion |
2 | Jay Vine | Australian | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Concussion and an elbow fracture |
2 | Marc Soler | Spanish | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Pelvic fracture |
2 | Ådne Holter | Norwegian | Uno-X Mobility | Suspected concussion & hand injury |
2 | Santiago Buitrago | Colombian | Bahrain Victorious | Concussion and bruisings |
2 | Andrea Vendrame | Italian | Jayco AlUla | Fractures in back |
2 | Adam Yates | Great Britain | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Abrasions, laceration and concussion symptoms |
4 | Wilco Kelderman | Netherlands | Visma | Lease a Bike | Fractured collarbone |
4 | Kaden Groves | Australia | Alpecin-Premier Tech | Impact of crash |
4 | Arnaud De Lie | Belgium | Lotto-Intermarché | Illness |
5 | Milan Menten | Belgium | Lotto-intermarché | Illness |
5 | Timo de Jong | Netherlands | Picnic PostNL | Wrist injury |
5 | Joshua Giddings | Great Britain | Lotto-Intermarché | Exhaustion |
5 | Samuele Battistella | Italy | EF Education-EasyPost | Abrasions and haemotoma |
6 | Felix Engelhardt | Germany | Jayco AlUla | Gastrointestinal issues |
8 | Fabio Christen | Switzerland | Pinarello-Q36.5 | Broken collarbone |
8 | Jake Stewart | Great Britain | NSN | Knee pain |
11 | Davide Ballerini | Italy | XDS Astana | Broken finger(s) |
11 | Edward Planckaert | Belgium | Alpecin-Premier Tech | - |
11 | Martin Tjøtta | Norway | Uno-X Mobility | Illness |
11 | Erlend Blikra | Norway | Uno-X Mobility | OTL (Ilness) |
12 | Lennart van Eetvelt | Belgium | Lotto-intermarché | Broken finger |
12 | Sjoerd Bax | Netherlands | Pinarello-Q36.5 | Illness |
12 | Javier Romo | Spain | Movistar | Illness |
14 | Christian Scaroni | Italy | XDS Astana | Illness |
16 | Pascal Ackermann | Germany | Jayco AlUla | Illness |
17 | Nickolas Zukowsky | Canada | Pinarallo Q36,5 | Effects of crash |
18 | James Shaw | Great Britain | EF Education-EasyPost | Precaution |
18 | Michael Valgren | Denmark | EF Education-EasyPost | Precaution |
19 | Jhonatan Narváez | Ecuador | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Impact of crash |
19 | Ethan Vernon | Great Britain | NSN | Abrasions |
21 | Sean Flynn | Great Britain | Picnic PostNL | Infection |
Startlist Giro d'Italia 2026
Looking for the full startlist of the 2026 Giro d'Italia? Find it here.
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