Giro d'Italia Stage 9: San Giorgio del Sannio > Frosinone, 166kms
Pierre Cazaux needs no help - he's leading a trio of escapers away at a great rate of speed..!
The peloton shows its traditional contempt for an escape by stopping for a call of nature...
Fumiyuki Beppu spends the downtime stretching his Japanese limbs...
All eyes are on Mark Cavendish today - it's a flattish stage and possibly stage-win number three for the World Champion...
Christian Meier is chasing for Green Edge - it's a big day for their sprinter too..!
The escape has the long, straight road to itself for a few hours more...
Jeremy Hunt is chasing for Sky and Cavendish...
Frank Schleck and Ivan Basso pass a few minutes of the stage as friends...but still rivals!
Svein Tuft is now lending his strength to the chase - the gap closes immediately...
Roberto Ferrari has been removed from the sprint after getting a flat-tire with five-kilometres left...
The trail to the last corner finds Thomas Marczynski and Luca Haedo on the floor - what awaits around the corner, then..?
Matthew Goss is down, he's being checked-out by teamate Jens Keukeleire...
Goss is not too pleased at crashing out so close to the finish - Cavendish and Pozzato crashed too but have got up and crossed the line already...
Francisco Ventoso has won stage nine into Frosinone..!
