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Britain’s Adam Yates has been pulled out of the Giro d’Italia after suffering concussion in a <\/b>heavy crash on Saturday.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Yates, 33, hit a barrier at high speed in a huge crash on a wet descent that involved about 30 riders. Two of his team-mates suffered fractures and were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n Although Yates managed to finish the stage to Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, he lost 14 minutes to the leaders.<\/p>\n His team UAE Team Emirates-XRG said, external<\/span><\/a>: “Adam Yates suffered heavy abrasions and a laceration to his left ear.<\/p>\n “He was initially assessed on site for concussion, and cleared to continue, but subsequently he has shown delayed concussive symptoms. He will not take the start of stage three.”<\/p>\n This is the first Grand Tour that Yates has contested that he will not finish. He has seven top-10 finishes to his name overall in Grand Tour races.<\/p>\n Team-mates Jay Vine of Australia and Marc Soler of Spain were badly hurt in the crash. Vine suffered concussion and an elbow fracture, while Soler has a pelvic fracture.<\/p>\n The team said Yates, Vine and Soler would be kept under observation by medical staff before travelling home in the coming days to recover.<\/p>\n Yates’ twin brother Simon won the Giro last year.<\/a><\/p>\n Guillermo Silva Thomas of Uruguay leads this year’s race after two stages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n