Welcome to live coverage of stage five of the Giro d'Italia, an undulating 191-kilometre ride from Piombino to Orvieto featuring the famous chalk white roads which last year, in heavy rain, so memorably turned to sludge.

Giro d'Italia

Stage 5 | Semi mountain | Men | 11.05.2011

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PiombinoOrvieto

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16:25

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16:25

The big favorites - the likes of Contador, Nibali, Scarponi, Menchov, Garzelli, Kreuziger and Rodriguez - all finished in that chasing group.

16:25

Weening will be the new race leader after David Millar's collapse. The Dutchman is two seconds ahead of HTC pair Marco Pinotti and Kanstantsin Siutsou in the GC.

16:20

So, victory for Rabobank's Pieter Weening, with Fabio Duarte (Geox) taking second and Jose Rodolfo Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) third.

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Millar comes home with the man of the day, Martin Kohler of BMC, 2'49" down on Weening.

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Meanwhile, Millar's bloodied and bruised body is a picture of pain. It was all too much eventually for the Scot. He'll finish a few minutes down today... and lose the pink jersey.

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The bunch comes home just seconds later... phew, that was close!

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Pieter Weening holds on and takes the win! Incredible scenes...

0.4km

An attack by Euskaltel's Nieve. But it's going to be too late...

0.5km

Although the Dutchman is holding on. 500m to go and it looks as if the others have given up!

1km

Weening will be caught just after the one-to-go banner.

1.5km

ATTACK: Michele Scarponi turns on the gas and breaks clear. But Lovkvist closes him down, with Contador right there.

1.8km

Miller hits the wall! It's too much for the Scot, who is instantly dropped. Sky's Lovkvist is setting the pace, with Garzelli and Scarponi right behind. Contador is there too. And Kreuziger, Nibali et al.

2km

This is going to be terribly hard for Weening: at times there is a 10% gradient on this Poggio-style climb. Yes, the Dutchman has come to a virtual standstill.

2.5km

Here comes the final climb for Weening. Gadret and Kohler have been caught.

3km

Weening is really going for it. While Gadret and Kohler have almost been caught by the pink jersey group, the Dutchman is riding 40 seconds clear.

4km

The hilltop town of Orvieto is on the horizon. Not long to go now. But before the finish, a 600m punchy climb which willno doubt split the pack yet again. Will Millar hold on to pink?

5.5km

It remains to be seen if Weening has gone too early. He's opened up a large gap, but he maybe should have waited for Gadret there.

6km

Lampre have two riders on the front and Scarponi just behind. Also with three men are Sky: Kennaugh, Cioni and Lovkvist.

7km

The good news is that while Slagter remains on the floor, he has some forms of consciousness as his arms are moving and his legs are propped up. Relief there.

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