In yesterday's stage three of the Giro d'Italia, Team Garmin-Slipstream's sprinter Tyler Farrar continued to show his presence in a tricky sprint finish, nearly taking the stage win behind Alessandro Petacchi. But as if this wasn't enough of a feat for the 25-year-old, Farrar achievedꦍ it with a broken rear derailleur.

The American broke his derailleur cable in a massive crash with ten k🤡ilometres 🐻to go in the stage, meaning that he had to get back up to speed and then battle for the victory with only one gear.

"It was really a crazy finish circuit today, lots of up, down, left, right - all on small roads," Farrar said after the stage. "I had a bit of bad luck and broke my rear derailleur with 10km to go, so I only had the 12 cog for the end of the race. I was really motivated for today though si𒀰nce it was my last chance for a win before we head into the mountains. Luckily i꧒t came together enough that I was able to get second and take the young rider’s jersey. A little more luck and I'll get one of these!"

On top of earning♕ the white jersey for best 𒐪young rider, his second place on the stage moved him up to second place overall.