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

['Dale]

Back in the bunch and Nibali is sat on Valverde's wheel and sitting patiently. There's still 111km to go.

['Dale]

Love the race for the esteemed KOM jersey

['Dale]

Denifl has now hit a 15 perc cent stretch but he's done enough to take maximum points at the top of the climb.

['Dale]

The IAM rider takes top stop on the climb. And Cunego attacks and might have taken second but there was a crash as the Italian was challenged by a Movistar rider.

['Dale]

The Movistar rider touched Cunego I think and his front wheel went from under him. Cunego checks back to see what happened but the sprint was close.

['Dale]

 

108km to go

 

Denifl leads by 1'52

 

Cunego/ Ulissi group

 

Jungels, Valverde, Uran, Nibali, Chaves, Amador.

['Dale]

It was Visconti who came down in that fall. He's back on his bike though and back in the break.

['Dale]

Afew things about that fall. We had people in the road on the line. That didn't help, and Visconti came in pretty hot.

 

On the descent Denifl almost loses it on a corner but he's survives. The peloton are at 2'02 but there's really no let up in the action and in the racing today. It's been frantic since the gun.

['Dale]

The race have an uncategorised climb now before another technical descent before the next climb starts.

['Dale]

Cannondale have moved their two men in the break, one of them Moser, to the front of the Ulissi group. Denifi has 47 seconds on that group, and 1'46 on the maglia rosa.

['Dale]

It's Simon Clarke and Moser for Cannondale as we see Nieve is also there for Team Sky.

['Dale]

Denifl is putting in an impressive ride and is hold the Cannondale/Lampre chase at 50 seconds. He takes yet another risk on a descent but keeps it together.. just.

 

The Jungels group is at 1'58.

['Dale]

99km remaining from 170km

 

Into the final 100km of racing already for the peloton. The next climb will really test the race leader and his team. They're just about holding the stage together but they're having to work incredib

['Dale]

What may worry Jungels is that Movistar have four men in the break and they've really not had to do much work yet - that's all coming from Cannondale and Lampre.

['Dale]

Denifl is climbing again and already out of the saddle as he starts on the 10 per cent section. it gets harder from here. Cannondale, now with three men, set the pace at the front of the break. They're 22 seconds behind the lone leader

['Dale]

Jungels is down to four men now to help him as Movistar and Astana gather just behind. Tinkoff are also there. 95km to go.