Adam Yates pulls out of Giro d’Italia after 30-rider crash on stage two

• Yates sustained abrasions and laceration to his left ear

• Jay Vine and Marc Soler still under medical observation

The British rider Adam Yates has been pulled out of the Giro d’Italia after sustaining a concussion following a crash on stage two.

The 33-year-old sustained abrasions and a laceration to his left ear during an incident involving almost 30 riders on Saturday’s rain-soaked 221km route from Burgas to Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.

This report will update after stage three