Italian Ganna first rider to abandon Tour de France

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 14 - Castiglione delle Stiviere to Desenzano del Garda - Italy - May 18, 2024 INEOS Grenadiers' Filippo Ganna in action during stage 14 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo
LILLE, France :Italian Filippo Ganna became the first rider to abandon this year's Tour de France following a crash, organisers said on Saturday.
The Ineos-Grenadiers rider, one of the favourites for Wednesday's individual time trial, crashed early during the first stage and withdrew around 70km from the finish line in Lille.