Cycling-Italian Ganna first rider to abandon Tour de France

Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 14 - Castiglione delle Stiviere to Desenzano del Garda - Italy - May 18, 2024 INEOS Grenadiers' Filippo Ganna in action during stage 14 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

LILLE, France (Reuters) -Italian Filippo Ganna became the first rider to abandon this year's Tour de France following a crash, organisers said on Saturday.

The Ineos-Grenadiers rider, one of the favourites for Wednesday's individual time trial, crashed early during the first stage and withdrew around 70km from the finish line in Lille.

(Reporting by Vincent Daheron, writing by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ed Osmond)