Giro d' Italia 2014

[Cav']

The gap has risen to 6:30 due to the peloton taking a natural break. The race has yet to come alive but the peloton will soon have to get serious in their pursuit of the four breakaways.

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Orica-GreenEdge and Giant-Shimano is also helping with the chase now and the gap is falling below five minutes.

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Bernhard Eisel (Team Sky) seems to be organising the chase and is doing some work on the front.

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A roundabout has caused a split in the peloton with several Trek riders up front, while Redondo has flatted and needs a wheel change.

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The Trek Factory Racing team has pointed out that it was Robert Kiserlovski who was delayed by a mechanical problem. He's now back in the bunch.

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The break is tiring after a long day out front. The gap is down to 3:50 now.

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It is starting to rain on the breakaway and the peloton.

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The rain has been on and off for much of the day, so it could well stop again before the finish.

['Dale]

What a wet Giro hey

Brrrr

Edited May 15, 2014 by ' Dale

[Cav']

What a wet Giro hey

Brrrr

Indeed

[Cav']

Omega Pharma-QuickStep have made one of their first appearances at the front of the peloton. They've been fairly quiet today.

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The rain is looking much heavier now and Elia Viviani drops back to the cars, presumably for his rain jacket.

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The gap to the peloton continues to drop. They quartet have 3:05 on the main bunch now.

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The peloton are around 30km from the start of the final climb. It averages 5.1%, but it has a little section of 10% near the start and flattens out as it reaches the top. The twists and turns will make is an interesting and tricky climb, along with the wind.

[Cav']

It may be too hard for the sprinters, but it may not be hard enough for some of the climbers. The Giro has never finished here so it is something of an unknown quantity.

[Cav']

After his performance yesterday, Diego Ulissi could be a possible contender for today. However, Joaquim Rodríguez has put his name forward today. He's on the hunt for bonus seconds, but it might not be steep enough for him at Montecassino.