Giro d'Italia: 'Normal' for Kaden Groves to be ‘flustered’ after being called out by leader Remco Evenepoel - Dan Lloyd

Dan Lloyd and Robbie McEwen lent their support to Kaden Groves after he was singled out by Remco Evenepoel following a crash at Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia. “I was actually just next to the cause of the crash, so I think everybody saw there were barriers on the left,” Evenepoel said.

Ad “The train of Alpecin came through, and I think it was Kaden Groves pushing [Davide] Ballerini. Ballerini touched the wheel of [Josef] Cerny so he had to make a big manoeuvre to stay on the bike." Giro d'Italia‘It wasn’t a nice manoeuvre’ – Evenepoel lays blame on Groves for Stage 2 crash18 HOURS AGO Evenepoel perhaps inevitably backed his Lotto-Soudal team-mate Ballerini, while Alpecin–Deceuninck were supportive of their own man Groves.

A crash took down several riders after the 24-year-old Australian sprinter jostled with Ballerini. According to Groves’ team, he was concerned he was being boxed in and close to crashing into the barriers.

There was no action taken by race officials, who appear to regard it as a racing incident, and speaking on The Breakaway on Eurosport's Giro d'Italia coverage, McEwen said he thinks it is a tough spot to be in. Giro d'Italia stage 3 — LIVE Blythe predicts 'huge uproar' after Stage 2 time losses following big crash Milan powers to Stage 2 win after cash rips through peloton late on “He does look a little bit upset about the situation but, to be fair to everybody, it is just a racing incident and everyone will move on,” he said.

“I hope for Kaden, it doesn’t affect him while he's racing and how he races, and I hope for him that he can actually channel the anxiety he’s feeling into a good result today [Monday]. What a comeback that would be, or a response, to sprint for the win.” Lloyd agreed that Groves