05.22 - Giro d'Italia: Stage 14

The peloton slides away from the centre of Ferrara on the first mountain stage of the Giro...

GIROSCENERYFANS

After some ferocious racing, six riders have gone clear at 50-kilometres, led by Filippo Pozatto and Steve Cummings...

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The peloton are halfway through the stage, passing through Castelfranco Veneto towards the mountains...

GIROSCENERYFANS

Lampre fancy Damiano Cunego's chances today - they are on the front helping reduce the time gap as the climbing starts...

GIROHONDO

Bisolti has attacked from the escape group and is being chased by Cummings - they have a few minutes on the peloton...

Liquigas has taken over from Lampre - and Cunego has been dropped...

Bradley Wiggins has jumped away from the peloton and sets off after Cummings...

GIROWIGGINSSKY

Cummings has waited for his British teamate, who'll then take off alone - Wiggins will be caught and passed but end the day in 7th place overall...

GIROWIGGINSSKY

Richie Porte is heading out of the race-lead today - he was dropped as soon as the real climb began - but he'll maintain a fine 2nd-place overall tonight...

GIROPORTEMAGLIA

Basso is looking strong ahead of Scarponi and Evans - David Arroyo is there too...

Cadel Evans looks reasonable enough in the group of favourites...

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Scarponi has accelerated, a move that has forced Vinokourov and Sastre to go backwards...

GIROSCARPONICHASE

Basso, Scarponi, Evans and Nibali are leaders on the Monte Grappa - Nibali will attack and make a fearsome descent...

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Sastre and Vinokourov are about 45-seconds down near the top...

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Vladimir Karpets is dropping backwards and out of the top-ten overall...

The Monte Grappa has not been climbed by the Giro in over 20 years - that's why so many fans are near its summit...

GIROSCENERYFANS

Nibali is racing towards Asolo with a 40-seconds lead...

GIRONIBALI

Evans is doing more than his fair share of chase work with Scarponi and Basso - but then he has the most to gain...

GIROEVANSCHASE

Vincenzo Nibali wins stage fourteen into Asolo and makes it a hat-trick of wins for Italy...

GIRONIBALI

Basso beats Scarponi and Evans for 2nd-place, 23-seconds later...

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Evans has moved to within eight minutes of the Maglia Rosa today, and the Australian has a whole lot more to give...

GIROEVANS

Vinokourov is starting to feel the pressure and the heat - but he's ahead of Evans by one place...

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David Arroyo has moved easily into the race-lead, but he'll have to race better than he did today if he wants to stay there...

GIROARROYOMAGLIA