Giro d'Italia Stage 16: Ponte di Legno > Val Martello, 139kms

The peloton is still compact after five-kilometres of climbing...how long will this peace last?

The peloton is soon in pieces, with Rigoberto Uran at the heart of the favourites group...

Robinson Chalapud has launched the day's real racing, attacking with 10-kilometres of the Gavia Pass to cover...

Movistar dominate the group of favourites while Chalapud makes good his escape...

Chalapud is already at the snowline, but he has a mere 30-seconds advantage...

Julian Arredondo has gone after Chalapud, but he's pacing another Colombia cyclist to the front...

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The favourites group composes about 20 riders as they head for the summit of the Gavia Pass...

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Cadel Evans is about 20-seconds back - he's either been dropped or he stopped to get some warm clothes...

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A Bardiani riders stops on the descent to call for warmer clothing...

Svein Tuft stops to put on warm clothing himself, despite the Canadian-style winter weather...

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A Lampre cyclist stops to adjust his head-wear...

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Tyler Farrar stops to put on more clothing - no-one is getting it easy today..!

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Diego Rosa leads a new escape that's formed on the descent of the Gavia - about ten men are climbing the Stelvio in front...

The peloton has swelled too, it now races through the old tunnel on the Stelvio Pass with a three-minute deficit...

Dario Cataldo leads the escape towards the summit, just as the snow starts falling...

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A lot of yellow jerseys are leading the chasers up the Stelvio Pass...

Nicholas Roche is the man doing the chasing for the Tinkoff team...

A blizzard starts to engulf the Giro with three kilometres of the Stelvio left...

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Dario Cataldo escapes from the escape and sets off on a long solo break...

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Ryder Hesjedal is one of the first chasers to descend - he doesn't know it yet but he'll form a controversial escape after some confusing instructions...

Hesjedal follows Rolland and Quintana - they've caught and dropped Cataldo and lead the Maglia Rosa group by almost three-minutes on the last climb...

Michael Rogers is chasing for teamate Majka, with Uran helpless to assist as Quintana races clear...

Quintana is starting to drop his companions in the last 10-kilomettres...

Uran tries to chase but he's heart doen't seem to be in it...

Majka goes on the attack, suspecting Uran is off his best form...

Wilco Kelderman joins the attacking as well, it's going to be a tough last 20-minutes today...

Evans has been dropped now, he has Kiverlovski and Pantano with him...

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Quintana and Hesjedal have dropped Rolland in the last few kilometres - and soon Quintana will drop Hesjedal and win the stage...

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Kelderman will finish the stage 3' 32" behind Quintana...

Domenica Pozzovivo will lose 3' 37" to Quintana...

Fabio Aru makes a last-kilometre attack, but he'll lose 3' 40" to Quintana...

Uran looks broken as he nears the finish - he'll lose 4' 11" and his Maglia Rosa to Quintana..!

Nairo Quintana celebrates a brilliant stage-win and a move into the race-lead...