Jay Vine was involved in yet another crash on the opening day of the Giro d’Italia, but this time the Australian rider from UAE Team Emirates-XRG was largely blameless. On his official channels, Vine explained how the crash happened,

General classification hopeful Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) became the first rider to abandon the 2025 Giro d'Italia after crashing heavily in the final 6km of the opening stage in Albania. The Spanish rider crashed at high speed on the descent of the Surrel climb with 5.

Australian Jay Vine finishes four minutes back after a crash on the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia that takes out general classification hope Mikel Landa.