Stagter in hospital, out of Giro d'Italia
Dutch cyclist Tom Slagter withdrew Thursday from the Giro d'Italia following a crash in the fifth stage in which he suffered a concussion, a fractured eye socket and facial injuries.
Injured cyclist Tom Slagter will leave the Giro d'Italia and return to the Netherlands once he is released from a hospital in Italy.
The Dutch rider sustained a concussion, a fractured eye socket and facial injuries from a crash during Wednesday's fifth stage of the race.
The Rabobank rider spent the night in a hospital in Orvieto.
Slagter fell backward off his bike when he tried to take a water bottle during a climb.
He received immediate attention and was taken away in an ambulance.
The crash came amid heightened safety concerns after Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt died following a crash during a descent on Monday.
Riders have also expressed concern about a descent on the 14th stage in the Dolomites.