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

['Dale]

!!!

 

It appears that some members of the public have spread tacks on the strade bianche and now fans are picking them up before the riders reach them.

['Dale]

114km remaining from 186km

 

After 72km of racing, the 13 leaders have a three-minute gap on the peloton.

['Dale]

The leaders have dipped under the 100km to go banner and their advantage has gone up to 3:20.

['Dale]

If this break does make it to the line, there are a number of riders who could potentially take victory. Moreno Moser has won on the white roads of Italy in the past and has shown that he is in good form. Fellow Italian Alessandro de Marchi is also a threat, as is Blel Kadri and Gianluca Brambilla (should he stay with the break and not be forced to drop back for its sake).

['Dale]

91km remaining from 186km

 

The halfway point has been breached and the gap grows just a little bit more to 4:10. Giant-Alpecin are keeping this well under control though.

['Dale]

After two hours of racing, the average speed of the peloton is a zippy 46.9kph.

['Dale]

A 20 man break

Wow

That'll make for an interesting stage

['Dale]

Jakobus Venter in there for DiData

Awesome ????????????????????????

[Bonus]

Nice to see the SA flag in the break.

['Dale]

Nice to see the SA flag in the break.

So awesome ????????????????????????

[Bonus]

Some spectacular bike handling on these last descents. Valverde getting annoyed with the camera bike in his way. Everyone full gas now!

[Gen]

How amazing is that city entrance.. those walls.. incredible

[Gen]

Brambilla take the win and the pink jersey ????????

[Gen]

And I bet you that phone call he took was with his mamma????

[Bonus]

Great stage,

['Dale]

What racing

 

Beautiful scenery

 

What a shake-up to GC

 

Yip, this is the most beautiful Grand Tour ????????