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

I have to watch the replay, you know, it all happened so fast. I was sort of just focusing on staying on my bike' says Kiwi ...

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 ...

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.

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).

New Zealand rider Dion Smith survived a run-in with a stray goat before finishing the third stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday.

Dion Smith of Intermarché-Wanty confirmed it was the first time that a goat had tried to knock him off his bike.

Danish cyclist Mads Pedersen manages to avoid the Albanian wildlife to win the third stage of the Giro d'Italia.

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.

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