The Giro d'Italia concluded with 159 riders rolling across the finish line in Rome on stage 21, the final abandon tally sitting at 25 riders after the last to walk away from the Grand Tour left on stage 19.
The final DNFs on Friday's queen stage were Portuguese rider Afonso Eulálio of Bahrain Victorious. He pulled out with just under 60km to go after struggling with some fatigue combined with the heat after the temperatures at the mid-day start hovering around 26°C for a second day in a row. Just two days before he had finished 10th on the climbing stage to Bormio.
With three climbs covered and two remaining on the final 35km of stage 19, Marco Brenner [Tudor Pro Cycling) became the second rider to pull aside on Friday and discontinue racing. The team had not confirmed the reason for the 22-year-old German road champion to step off his bike and become the 25th rider to leave the race, but while he didn't get to the final presentation he wasn't forgotten with a teammate carrying his number on to the stage.
