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Yates loses nearly 14 minutes after 20-rider Giro crash
Key takeaways
- Adam Yates' twin brother Simon won last year's Giro d'Italia
- Britain's Adam Yates lost nearly 14 minutes to rivals on stage two of the Giro d'Italia following a huge crash on a wet descent involving about 20 riders - which saw two of his team-mates hospitalised.
- The UAE-Team Emirates rider, 33, is a contender for winning the overall pink jersey, but was bloodied and covered in mud having hit an Armco barrier at speed.
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Adam Yates' twin brother Simon won last year's Giro d'Italia
Britain's Adam Yates lost nearly 14 minutes to rivals on stage two of the Giro d'Italia following a huge crash on a wet descent involving about 20 riders - which saw two of his team-mates hospitalised.
The UAE-Team Emirates rider, 33, is a contender for winning the overall pink jersey, but was bloodied and covered in mud having hit an Armco barrier at speed.
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