Of the 40 riders to fall in the late crash that punctured the finale of stage 11, Tinkoff's Evgeny Petrov was one of the more seriously injured. Petrov was caught in the middle of the crash that also brought down the majority of the FDJ team, AG2R-La Mondiale's Domenico Pozzovivo, Astana's Valerio Agnoli and Orica-GreenEdge's Luka Mezgec.
The Russian remounted his bike and but was the last rider to cross the line finishing with Mathias Brandle (IAM Cycling) at more than 18 minutes down on stage winner Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida). The team reported that he was in quite a lot of pain when he finished, and it was revealed in an x-ray that Petrov had suffered "first-degree dislocation of the right acromioclavicular joint" in the post-race communiqué.
Tinkoff are yet to announce if Petrov will remain in the race although last year Alberto Contador put the pain of a dislocated shoulder to one side as he rode to overall Giro victory. His teammate Rafal Majka missed the trouble and moved up to sixth place in the overall standings.
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Evgeny Petrov (Tinkoff)
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