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

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.