Even goats and a dog couldn't distract Mads Pedersen. The third stage of the Giro d'Italia all went to plan for Pedersen, who won a bunch sprint to reclaim the leader's pink jersey with his second ...

A New Zealand cyclist competing in Europe's Giro d'Italia had a near brush with disaster when a stray goat collided with his ...

A New Zealand cyclist competing in Europe's Giro d'Italia had a near brush with disaster when a stray goat collided with his leg and back wheel -- and the moment was caught on camera.

A compatriot has had a more problematic ride on Sky Sport. An impatient goat has failed to heed officials' rules and collided with Smith at full pace in a bid to cross the road.

New Zealand cyclist Dion Smith got quite the scare during the third stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, after almost being ...

Animal incursions are not uncommon in professional road cycling. Two years ago at the Giro a dog took down Belgium's Remco ...

While it’s not uncommon to see a stray dog crossing the road in the Giro d’Italia, the third and final stage in Albania ...

Video footage showed the animal breaking out of a herd that had been kept under control as the peloton passed before ...

Cyclists had to avoid a rogue intruder during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia overnight on Sunday (AEST).

A mountain goat runs through the peloton before flying at Kiwi cyclist Dion Smith during stage three of the Giro d'Italia.

Animal incursions are not uncommon in professional road cycling. Two years ago at the Giro a dog took down Belgium's Remco ...