The mood at the UAE Team Emirates-XRG team bus on Saturday evening in the Giro d'Italia car park on the outskirts of Veliko Tarnovo was anything but upbeat. During stage 2 in Bulgaria, a mass crash saw two of their top riders, Jay Vine and Marc Soler, both forced to abandon. Their GC contender, Adam Yates , also fell badly, losing a chunk of time and all hope in the overall battle. Another two UAE riders, Antonio Morgado and Jhonatan Narváez, also went down. Right from the WorldTour opener at the Tour Down Under, UAE Team Emirates-XRG have had a difficult season with a large number of riders either falling sick or injured. Although their star name, Tadej Pogačar , has not been affected, riders of the calibre of Vine, Tim Wellens and Mikkel Bjerg have all had to spend time away from racing even before the Giro.…