Giro d'Italia: Yates right side of stage 11 split in Reggio Emilia

For Orica-Scott, Stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia was meant to be a day for sprinter Caleb Ewan but instead it was a day which favoured its GC rider, Adam Yates. Ewan touched wheels with a rival in the fast run in to Reggio Emilia, breaking a spoke and ending his hopes for a second stage win. Yates meanwhile, was on the good side of a split in the peloton to gain six seconds on his GC rivals as Fernando Gaviria took out stage number three. It was a piece of good luck of Yates who was involved in the 'police moto' accident on stage 9 that contributed to him slipping from third to 16th overall.