Maxim Belkov leads a five-man escape up the first climb...
It's a wet and cold peloton that climbs the first hill...
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A Lampre cyclist races through some deep rain water...
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Alex Dowsett just loves the rain..!
Young George Bennett has a more serious outlook today...
As a Scot, David Millar has seen rain like this many times before...
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Sammy Sanchez has seen rain like this a few too many times...
Bradley Wiggins isn't enjoying the rain at all...
The five escapers are on the last climb of the day, over two minutes up but unlikely to win...
The sprinters' team finally put the hammer down with 30-kilometres to go - and split the peloton in three pieces...
Team Sky's Puccio, Knees and Cataldo think they are pulling Wiggins along in pursuit - trouble is he's even further back..!
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Pate and Zandio have brought Wiggins up from behind - but even six Sky riders won't close the gap now...
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DeBaker leads the escape onto the circuit in Treviso - but they're almost caught...
Mark Cavendish wins stage twelve from Nacer Bouhanni and Luka Mezgec
Vincenzo Nibali finishes in a following group, safe from danger with time-checks given at the entry to the finish circuit because of the conditions...
Cavendish celebrates with two of his Omega teamates...
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Wiggins arrives a little later, his emotions somewhat different to those of Cavendish..!
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Mark Cavendish celebrates his 100th professional win..!