David Brailsford on Bradley Wiggins' Giro stage seven crash

Bradley Wiggins finishes Giro 2013 stage seven

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) will have to fight back after a 1-24-minute loss to his Giro d'Italia rivals today in Pescara. The Tour de France champion lost pace to his rivals, crashed on the wet Abruzzese road and returned to the bus with ripped shorts and road rash.

Under hard rain, team boss, David Brailsford recognised the race is wide open and Wiggins' task ahead.

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