A truly unlucky Giro d'Italia 2025 for Juan Ayuso. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider was stung by a hornet on his right eye yesterday: the Spanish rider still presented himself at the start for signing and taking part in the race, but his conditions will be evaluated in the coming hours. A withdrawal is not ruled out after yet another problem during the pink race.

The rider from Valencia, given the absence of reigning champion Tadej Pogačar, had arrived at the Giro to compete for the final victory against Primož Roglič, but the fall on the Strade Bianche sector during the Gubbio-Siena stage has completely disrupted all plans. The Spaniard raced with a knee problem (three suture points were applied) which practically conditioned the second week: yesterday he arrived at the finish line 35 minutes behind the winner, for a total of 49 minutes behind in the general classification from his teammate Isaac Del Toro. Now the eye sting could write the final word on a truly disastrous pink novel.

UPDATE AT 2:45 PM. After 25 kilometers of stage number 18, Juan Ayuso's Giro d'Italia ends: the Spaniard had been pedaling from the beginning of the race in the last position, tried tenaciously to resist but was unable to pedal with a completely closed eye and a swollen face due to the sting. We saw him talking for a long time with the first team car, then with the second, and finally pulling over until stopping next to a team van waiting for him.