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

['Dale]

Christian Knees is charging down the descent and he's got a small gap on the group.

['Dale]

Sky is having to change their plans on the hop after Landa abandoned earlier today. Is Knees having a go himself or is he trying to set up Roche, who is their best placed rider on the GC?

['Dale]

!!!

 

30km remaining from 219km

The riders are onto the Pian del Falco and some are already struggling.

['Dale]

Foliforov attacks the peloton for Gazprom.

['Dale]

Lekka to see the smaller teams making it count for their sponsor thus far today

['Dale]

Betancur has a go too with one of the Astana riders but they are not given much rope.

['Dale]

29km remaining from 219km

 

Bonnafond and Atapuma not making up any ground on Preidler but the peloton is closing on them. The maglia rosa group is 3:44 down on the race leader.

['Dale]

Atapuma has dropped Bonnafond on the climb, and the Frenchman is passed by Cunego.

['Dale]

Some real Giro traditional racing happening here

Volatile

Dynamic

Never dull

['Dale]

Cunego has a bit of a moment on the bike. Looks like he spotted something on the road at the last minute. Whatever it was, he managed to bridge the gap to Atapuma, deagging Bonnafond with him.

['Dale]

This trio are finally making inroads into Preidler's lead. They are now 23 seconds back with another 9km to the top. The toughest gradients are at the top so that could change the complexion completely.

['Dale]

More attacks from this broken up breakaway. Zoidl pushes on and he is followed by Brown.

['Dale]

Brown and Zoidl have now been joined by Ciccone. No sign of Pirazzi.

['Dale]

Preidler is pushing out his advantage again as they take on a short descent before the toughest part of the climb. He is 28 seconds ahead of the Atapuma group, with the peloton at 3:48.

['Dale]

22 kms to go and the main GC big guns keeping their powder dry....

 

 

For now ????

[tombeej]

Here we go, the blue train comes to the front for the first time.