Giro d'Italia Stage 20: Silandro/Schlanders > Tre Cime di Lavaredo, 203kms
Pavel Brutt is at the head of a quartet escaping the peloton soon after the start...
Warm-weather clothing is needed today, but it's too warm in the valley to keep it on now...
Yaroslav Popovych leads the escape into the hills about halfway through the stage...
The peloton is well wrapped-up as it passes a deserted castle in Trentino...
The peloton is gaining height as it pursues the quartet - and the new snow is all around them now...
Brutt and Hansen are pushing the escape along - they have five minutes in hand still...
A snowman greets the Giro at the foot of the Tre Croce climb...
Brutt is out in front as the Tre Croce ascent begins...
Giro del Trentino 2013
Peter Weening has jumped away from the peloton and is closing the gap to Brutt...
Euskatel is still chasing on the climb, but the group of favourites is only 25-strong...
Stefano Pirazzi has jumped away too - he smells a stage-win and more climbing points to be had...
Fancy a beer Brutt?, an athletical fan seems to be asking...
There's a Christmasy look to the backdrop as Astana take control of the stage at the foot of the climb to Tre Cime di Lavaredo...
Capecchi is out in front with five-kilometres to go...
The Dolomite peaks of Lavaredo dwarf the leading cyclists now...
Tanel Kangert has pulled Nibali away from the favourites group...
Nibali takes over himself - he has Betancur, Weening, Evans, Uran and Majka still with him...
Nibali has made his final attack - the chasers won't see him again today...
Uran is chasing 2nd-place overall - Bertancur is chasing the best young riders' prize...
Cadel Evans hasn't cracked, but he'll have to fight hard to keep a podium place on the final day...
Domenico Pozzavivo is keeping an eye on Betancur's rival, Rafel Majka...
Nibali is less than two-kilometres from another stage-win and an extension of his race-lead...
Majka pedals through the snow, knowing his white jersey has slipped away from him...
Sammy Sanchez has slipped back quite a bit, his peak form came and went on Thursday's TT...
Stefano Garzelli is climbing the last mountain in the last Giro of his career - with a little help...
Second-to-last overall, Adam Blythe looks through the snow to the finish - and one more day to go..!
Giro d'Italia 2013
Vincenzo Nibali's Astana team hosted a party tonight to celebrate his virtual win in the Giro d'Italia..!
