Mikel Landa saw his hopes at the Giro d'Italia 2025 disappear on the opening day, as the Basque rider crashed out on the descent from the final climb of the day. It was later revealed that he had fractured a vertebra.
With around 5km to go, the Soudal Quick-Step rider appeared to crash off the edge of the road, and was seen on television being attended to by medics, and later being put on a stretcher. Also involved in the crash were Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), but he was able to remount and continue the race. As Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) was celebrating victory, Landa was on his way to hospital.
