The Giro d'Italia continues to lose important riders. Following the cascade of withdrawals recorded after the crashes that occurred in the first and second stages, today it was the turn of two other riders involved in the tumbles of the opening days to abandon the Corsa Rosa: Kaden Groves and Wilco Keldermann.

The Australian from Alpecin Premier-Tech, one of the most anticipated sprinters of this edition, threw in the towel during the fourth stage where, after roughly forty kilometers, he was forced to retire to the team car due to the severe pain that had been tormenting him for days.

Even before the start from Catanzaro, however, Visma Lease a Bike had announced that Kelderman, one of the most important domestiques for the climbs at the disposal of Jonas Vingegaard, would not line up at the official start, thereby confirming the withdrawal of a key man for their ambitions of final success.