The pace is so high the peloton has spat out Jack Bobridge after 30-kilometres..!
Jan Bakelandts is trying to get an escape away in La Spezia - but it ain't easy..!
The peloton is climbing and descending in Cinque Terre, happy to see the escape go away it seems...
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Sandy Casar is leading the escape on to the two final climbs - they lead by over six minutes and one of them will win the stage...
A Lotto rider has crashed into the back of Brett Lancaster, much to the amusement of everyone except himself..!
Mark Cavendish has two Sky teamates with him as he drops off the pace - tomorrow is a much bigger day for the World Champion...
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Joachim Rodriguez descends a hill, his lead should not be threatened today...
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Lars Bak is heading the escape on to the penultimate climb - but their lead has dropped to four minutes or so...
Golas has attacked from the escape - the race for a stage-win is on..!
Liquigas are chasing fast, but only to keep Casar within a reasonable time-gap...
Casar makes a big attack on the last climb - Santaromita and Bakelandts go with him...
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Bak has attacked now - another attack will win him this stage..!
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Lars Bak wins stage twelve into Sestri Levante - if ever a man deserves a stage-win it is him..!