They are: Tiberi, Bilbao, Moniquet, Prodhomme, Steinhauser, Meintjes, Verona, Bardet, Lemmen and Arrieta.

However, their advantage is down to just 2’50”.

Cepeda just took a turn on the front before pulling off. Now it’s Tratnik’s turn to lead the peloton.

The Spaniard, winner of Stage 15 in Asiago, had just collected supplies from the team car.
He is followed by Germani, Bilbao, Steinhauser, Arrieta, and Lemmen.
Behind them, Harper is chasing hard.

Moscon is leading the peloton, followed by Tratnik, Aleotti, Pellizzari, and Martínez.
Meanwhile, Cepeda and Konrad have rejoined the front group.

Marcellusi and Harper are accelerating… Gaudu has been dropped. Konrad and Cepeda are also in trouble.

1) Alessandro Tonelli (Polti VisitMalta) 12 points for the Maglia Ciclamino and the intermediate sprints classification
2) Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep) 8 pts
3) Mark Donovan (Q36.5) 5 pts
4) Milan Vader (Q36.5) 3 pts
5) Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) 1 pts

We’re approaching the intermediate sprint in Châtillon.

1) Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana) 40 points for the Maglia Azzurra
2) Patrick Konrad (Lidl Trek) 18 pts
3) Romain Bardet (Picnic PostNL) 12 pts
4) Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ) 9 pts
5) Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 6 pts
6) Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) 4 pts
7) Carlos Verona (Lidl Trek) 2 pts
8) Milan Vader (Q36.5) 1 pt

UAE Team Emirates–XRG is controlling the situation in the peloton. The gap to the race leaders is 2’45”.

A Giro d’Italia to forget for the British showman from Q36.5, who has struggled to find the right rhythm throughout the race.

The Dutch rider – 6th in the last two editions of the Giro – looks unrecognizable and may be dealing with a health issue. Van Aert, Marcellusi, and Perez have also lost contact.

…Steinhauser and Rafferty. Are they in the break to go for the stage win, or to act as a springboard for a potential Carapaz attack?

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This is only the second time it features in the Giro. The first was in 2018, when Giulio Ciccone was first over the top.

Tarozzi has been dropped, Pedersen and Arensman are on the limit
The peloton is 1’30” behind.

Louis Meintjes (Intermarché–Wanty) and Alessandro Tonelli (Polti VisitMalta) are trying to bridge across to a group now led by Anthony Perez (Cofidis), which no longer includes Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), who has been dropped.

Nico Denz, Gianni Moscon (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Antonio Tiberi, Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), Sylvain Moniquet, Anthony Perez (Cofidis), Stan Dewulf, Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), Darren Rafferty (EF Education-EasyPost), David Gaudu, Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers), Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech), Patrick Konrad, Jacopo Mosca, Mads Pedersen, Carlos Verona (Lidl-Trek), Jefferson Cepeda (Movistar), Mark Donovan, Milan Vader (Q36.5), Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla), Romain Bardet (Picnic PostNL), Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep), Wout Van Aert, Edoardo Affini, Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike), Marco Brenner (Tudor), Igor Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Martin Marcellusi, Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) and Christian Scaroni (XDS Astana).

The Frenchman is pushing to quickly rejoin the front group led by Pedersen.
Several riders have already been dropped: Affini, Groves, Denz…

1) Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) 12 points for the Maglia Ciclamino and for the intermediate sprints classification
2) Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 8 pts
3) Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike) 5 pts
4) Mattia Cattaneo (SOudal-QuickStep) 3 pts
5) Mads Pedersen (Lidl Trek) 1 pts

The four breakaway riders hold a 35″ lead over the Maglia Rosa group, from which several riders are repeatedly trying to break away.

…which, although very stretched out, remains compact for now. At the front, the tireless Mads Pedersen (Lidl–Trek) is setting the pace in his striking Maglia Ciclamino.

1) Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep) 9 points for the Maglia Azzurra
2) Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) 4 pts
3) Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike) 2 pts
4) Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) 1 pt

The Roman rider is no longer a GC contender, and the team’s leadership has shifted to the ever-reliable Damiano Caruso, currently 5th overall.
Still, Tiberi is determined to honor the Giro all the way to the end.

2 km to the KOM.
Red Bull–Bora–hansgrohe is highly active, with both Giovanni Aleotti and Daniel Martínez in the mix.

A group of around twenty riders is in pursuit.

…a clear sign that Richard Carapaz is feeling good.

Mattia Cattaneo (Soudal–QuickStep) and Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike) have bridged across to the three leaders.
Meanwhile, more riders are making moves from the peloton, but some at the back are already getting dropped.

Georg Steinhauser (EF Education–EasyPost), Jan Tratnik (Red Bull–Bora–hansgrohe), and Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) are the first to break the deadlock.

… and after a 5.9 km neutral zone, the official start will be given.

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This is one of the most anticipated stages – quite possibly the Queen Stage – of this year’s Giro is about to unfold. The finish is in Champoluc after 166 km, but first, the riders must face 5 categorized climbs: three 1st category, one 2nd, and one 3rd category ascent.