Team Sky's Giro d'Italia was thrown into disarray when Mikel Landa abandoned the race midway through stage 10 from Campi Bisenzio to Sestola. With Landa on his way home, the team must now look elsewhere for success at the corsa rosa.
Landa had been one of the big favourites going into the Giro d'Italia, after his strong performance last season and dominating at the Giro del Trentino in the build-up. His departure is the latest in a long line of misfortune for Team Sky at the Italian Grand Tour.
In stark contrast to their fortunes in the Tour de France, where they have three wins in the last four editions, Team Sky have had a rough time at the Giro over the years. Cyclingnews charts the team's fortunes since their inception in 2010.
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2010: A flash of pink
Sky’s first taste of the Giro – their first taste of Grand Tour racing – could not be sweeter. Bradley Wiggins triumphs on the short opening time trial in Amsterdam and pulls on the first maglia rosa of the race.
After the first high comes the first low. On the flat first road stage, still on Dutch soil, Wiggins is involved in a mass pile-up before being caught up in another crash 7km from the finish, causing him to lose the pink jersey.
2011: An uneventful affair
2012: Cavendish's triple
2013: Misery for Wiggins
2014: Cataldo's Cima Coppi the sole reward
2015: Porte’s ordeal
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