Dutchman Pieter Weening leads heading into today's sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia, a 216km trek through the hills from Orvieto to Fiuggi.

Dutchman Pieter Weening retains the leader's pink jersey ahead of the race's first mountain top finish on tomorrow - see you then.

Roberto Ferrari of Androni Giocattoli took third and Danilo Di Luca, who was the Katusha rider who went for an early one, fourth. But that was bizarre behaviour from Petacchi, who seemed to pull up and gift Ventoso the win.

Petacchi looked to have that in the bag, but he couldn't turn the pedals in the final metres and let Ventoso in for the win. The Movistar rider gets off his bike, is sick over the tarmac, then falls to the ground. He's shattered! As is the Italian. That must have been a brutal finish.

Early attack on the uphill finish from a Katusha ridier... but Petacchi catches him... before totally running out of steam and almost gifting Ventoso the win.

Bozic is there, as is Di Luca...

Here's the 1km-to-go kite. It's going to be a bunch sprint.

Each man for himself now. Petacchi is there, third in line. Visconti is there too. Ventoso as well.

A nice effort from Kristof Vandewalle but he's been caught.

It's all over for Vandevalle now and it's all back together. A Garmin-Cevelo rider - Millar? - and a Colnago rider will be the first to catch him.

Sella attacked in a tunnel and has opened up a bit of a gap. He'll catch Vandevalle very soon. Actually, the peloton has reacted and Sella is reeled in.

ATTACK: A huge dig from a Androni Giocattoli rider. It's Emanuele Sella!

There are no teams involved now - just a load of individuals. It's all about to kick off. 25 secs now.

An Astana rider has a dig on the front, prompting three riders to counter attack. Vandevalle is now just 30 seconds ahead. Mathias Frank, who we forgot about, has been caught.

Millar gives up - but chapeau to the Scot. Vandevalle has 35 seconds.

ATTACK: Garmin's David Millar shows his class with an attack on the front. He's reeled in by two riders, but that's an admirable effort from the previous pink jersey.

ATTACK: If at first you don't succeed... Stefano Pirazza gives it another go.. in vain again. Popovych and Veuchelen are caught and so we just have Vandevalle up front with 7km to go.

ATTACK: Vandevalle leave Popovych and Veuchelen behind and goes for a long one, perhaps taking a leaf out of Pieter Weening's book, who tried a similar tactic yesterday - and won.

Pirazza has now been caught. Just 45 seconds now - and with that climb coming up, you've got to think it's curtains for the three out in front.

Pirazzi will be caught soon. The three leaders have just over a minute. They are: Kristof Vandewalle (Quick Step), Yaroslav Popovych (RadioShack) and Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil).

Now Movistar are taking up the charge on the front of the peloton. Maybe they're thinking Lastras or Ventoso could do something at the finish?