He attacked, he crashed, he went off course, he got back into contention and he won: Igor Arrieta dedicated one of the most memorable stage victories in recent Giro d'Italia history to his three teammates forced to abandon in a mass pile-up early in the race.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG's tough start to the Giro began even before the first stage, as one of their GC leaders João Almeida was sidelined from starting due to illness, but much worse was to come.
