Giro d'Italia 2018: The Most Beautiful Grand Tour

[Yo-Yo]

Pinot and Yates hunting for time bonus at the sprint using his track punch to show his skills and get to the line 1st. 

[Yo-Yo]

Really like the way Yates is riding this race. He seems a bit surly in interviews but his riding has a good style about it. 

[ScottCM]

Chaves crosses the intermediate sprint line 5 minutes down.

[ScottCM]

Chavez out the back of the chasing group, not sure why

[ScottCM]

Chavez getting back into the convoy and takes a bottle from his team car

[ScottCM]

Frapporti

1'33"

Peloton

7"11"

Chavez group

[ScottCM]

It seems Sam Bennett is in the peloton, which would make him a favourite for the stage win today. Bora-Hansgrohe aren't working at the moment - it's FDJ - but they surely will later on. 

[CASSIE1975]

Some shuffling going on in the GC positions today...interesting!!!

[CASSIE1975]

Yates looking good...still another 11 odd stages to go...wonder if he can hold on to Pink 

[shaper]

Why the Giro is so great.  If you not on your game and get caught out, you can be gone!!

[babse]

Gap 1'08"

giving up this gap was the moment chavez lost all hopes 

[ScottCM]

Froome has a good talk on his radio while the gap from the peloton to chaves is 6'47"

[ScottCM]

Also shows what can happen with 8-man teams - teams have to be a bit more sparing of their manpower, Chaves had 3 of Mitchelton's six domestiques with him, and they couldn't afford to wear them out. https://t.co/VhwRrsZ0N7

[ScottCM]

Gap over 7min between the GC guys and Chavez

[ScottCM]

EF-Drapac have put Dombrowski on the front of the pink jersey group, but their sprinter Sacha Modolo is not there

[ScottCM]

Davide Villella (Astana) attacks from the peloton they themselves pass through the 40-to-go banner.