Giro d'Italia Stage 18: Belluno > Rifugio Panarotta, 171kms

Thomas De Gendt is trying to get an escape away - he'll try five times before succeeding today..!

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Dario Cataldo leads the huge escape on to the Passo di San Pellegrino...

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The spectacular Dolomites welcome the Giro d'Italia..!

Julian Arredondo has attacked from the escape with Phillip Deignan - they'll pass the summit 30-seconds ahead of the others...

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The peloton descends the pass about four minutes later...

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Deignan leads the escape up the day's 2nd-category climb with a seven-minute lead...

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Movistar chases on the steep climb, but the escape is of little interest to them today...

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Nairo Quintana is in safe hands with Movistar...

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De Gendt has attacked at the foot of the final ascent - he has a 20-seconds lead...

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Deignan chases De Gendt with Arrredondo on his wheel...

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Ivan Basso is leading the other escapers, his chances of taking this stage have dwindled...

Movistar now have Europcar chasing with them, the fireworks will begin soon..!

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Deignan, Cataldo and Arredondo now lead the race - they've caught and passed De Gendt...

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Three minutes back, Ryder Hesjedal is starting to stretch his long legs...

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Cadel Evans has been dropped with eight-kilometres to go...

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Quemeneur has attacked from Quintana's group...

Igor Anton leads Pierre Rolland and Quintana...

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Rolland attacks in the last three-kilometres, he has Quintana and Uran with him...

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Ivan Rovny leads the chase of Rolland who's gone off alone...

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Julian Arredondo wins stage eighteen of the Giro..!

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Nairo Quintana celebrates a successful defence of his race-lead...

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