The Giro, my favourite tour of the year is only 2 weeks....

['Dale]

Wtf

 

Chaves takes a turn and is now in pink on the road. Nieve and Ulissi are just sitting on for now. Valverde is 49 seconds down so although he's losing some time....

['Dale]

Nibali has attacked. Chaves closes the gap and they're now ahead of the rest. 5.3km to go.

[Bonus]

4.5 km to go and Nibbs is on a mission. Valverde is 1.20 back.

[Bonus]

Nibbs might just get this, but Chaves can see him ahead. The ultimate "carrot on a stick"

[Oxter]

Chaves I think is just keeping things in control, not going for win to keep something for tomorrow

[Bonus]

According to the TV, the pink jersey looks to be losing a second every 5 seconds right now!

['Dale]

Kruijswijk loses a few more seconds, the gap at 3'17. Nibali is back, isnt he? Chaves though is still holding the Astana man at 100 meters.

['Dale]

Yip, it truly is a long way to Turin....

Don't blink

 

????

['Dale]

Nibali wore yellow on here in 2014 and he's riding himself back into the frame here at the Giro. He's the strongest rider today and he's putting major time into Valverde now who is at 1'48. Kruijswijk hanging on....

['Dale]

Into the final 3km of the stage and Nibali has 15 seconds on Chavez, 1'41 on Valverde and 3'30 on Kruijswijk.

['Dale]

Remember there's bonus secs at stake as well.... ????

['Dale]

Valverde has limited his loses well and is 25 seconds off the Nibali/Chaves group.

['Dale]

There's no time gap on Monfort to the Boswell group as we see Kruijswijk set a frantic pace. He is pulling to back together but he's having to do so much work while Nibali and Chaves are being pulled along by teammates.

['Dale]

In one group we have Amador, Uran, Valverde and Majka, they have 50 seconds on the maglia rosa/Jungels group.

['Dale]

Scarponi links up with Nibali as Monfort is now leading the race ahead of the remnants of the early break. Groups all over the road but Kruijswijk is still around, fighting

[Bonus]

Mikel Nieve is with Chaves . . .