There are many attacks at the front of the peloton - Peter Kennaugh tries his luck, only to be pulled back...
GIROSKY
Bram Tankink is leading the day's successful escape - they'll build a lead of over ten minutes at one point...
Matthew Wilson pulls on his rain jacket as the heavens open on the peloton...
GIROGARMINRAIN
The peloton is still in Austria, enjoying the Dolomiten scenery...
GIROSCENERY
Tankink and his trio are climbing the Passo di Monte Croce Comelico with little fear of being caught for quite a while...
The peloton has more than enough time to enjoy the Italian Dolomites today...
Tiago Machado has made a wheel change and has none other than Johan Bruyneel to push him back into the peloton...
GIROSHACKMECHANIC
Is Alberto Contadopr asking for an ice-cream, or is it something more serious..?
GIROMAGLIAZONCOLAN
No, it's a new bike that Contador wants - his SaxoBank mechanic obliges...
GIROMECHANIC
Saxo Bank are getting some help in the chase by Liquigas...
GIROCHASE
Team Sky are trying to get Thomas Lovkvist back to the peloton after a split occurred on an unclassified climb with 25-kilometres to go...
The start of the Zoncolan sees David Arroyo at the head of the peloton - Arroyo almost won the 2010 Giro but has not been seen at all this year...
Joachim Rodriguez is the first attacker on the Zoncolan - the three escapers are still a few minutes in front...
GIROZONCOLAN
The team mechanics trail the action, waiting to move up or down with their leading riders...
GIROMECHANICSZONCOLAN
Igor Anton has jumped ahead of Rodriguez and caught Tankink, the last escaper to stay away...
Rodriguez is leading but being chased by Michele Scarponi who has an unwilling companion in Contador...
Vicenzo Nibali has been dropped at first, but he is fighting back..!
Nibali's mechanic cannot help himself cheering his man on..!
Denis Menchov is not far back, and he has Jose Rujano with him about 1/3rd of the way up the Zoncolan...
Peter Stetina is digging deep as the gradient rises and the speed increases - the young American will take a respectful 15th place today...
GARMINCOLDZONCOLAN
Ciao! The Giro has fans of the human and canine kind on the Zoncolan...
GIROFANSTIFOSI
Nibali has caught Contador and they have Anton in their sights - Scarponi has faded and then had bike trouble...
Anton is pulling away from his chasers with about three kilometres to go...
GIROEUSKATELZONCOLAN
Nibali is doing all the work, because Contador wants Anton to win the stage...
Igor Anton wins stage 14 atop the Monte Zoncolan - Contador finishes ahead of Nibali to increase his overall race-lead...