Madonna di Campiglio, Italy--Richie Porte has withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia having failed to fully recover from a bad fall during Friday's 13th stage, Team Sky announced on Monday.
The Australian sustained injuries to his knee and hip in the crash near the end of stage to Jesolo and took the decision to abandon on what is the second rest day ahead of Sunday's conclusion in Milan.
"I'm gutted it's ended this way," Porte said on teamsky.com.
"The Giro has been my main goal this year and I've worked incredibly hard all season with this race in mind."
Porte had been well positioned in fourth place before incurring a two-minute time penalty last Tuesday for receiving a wheel change from fellow Australian Simon Clarke, of rival team Orica-GreenEdge.
AFP
