Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia, a short and snappy 159 km affair from Termoli to Teramo which should, in theory, play host to one of the few remaining bunch sprint finishes in this year's race.
Giro d'Italia
Stage 10 | Flat | Men | 17.05.2011
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0km
Photo finish for Ventoso and Petacchi for second.
0km
But Cavendish times it to perfection! The HTC-Highroad man takes it with ease - his first victory in this year's Giro.
0.1km
The attack comes from the front - it's Quick Step, but the rider drops. Movistar takes over... Ventoso... but then Petacchi comes on the outside...
0.5km
All the big guns are there as Millar is swept up.
1km
Under the 1km-to-go banner!
1.5km
No, that gap is being eaten away. It won't do for Millar.
2km
The Garmin-Cervelo man has built up a 100m lead quite quickly, but it will be hard for him to maintain this to the end, surely.
2.5km
ATTACK: David Millar goes on one of his ubiquitous long distance attacks!
3km
Cavendish is lurking back in about 15th, biding his time. Petacchi is nearby, watching his rival intently. Mark Renshaw is ready to ping his HTC team-mate to victory.
3.5km
Contador right up near the front - in 6th place at the moment. Liquigas' Agnoli is driving the pace.
4km
The pace slows dramatically for a tight bottleneck. That's precisely why you stay out in front. It's curtains for anyone at the back of the peloton now. Movistar have moved forward as well.
4.5km
Liquigas are on the front now.
5km
A slightly uphill drag is starting. There's another one, of around 4%, with 100m to go.
5.5km
Vacansoleil are there for their man Bozic. Sky and even Astana are coming to the front as bidons continue to be thrown in all directions.
6.5km
Pink helmet and sun glasses today, as well as the pink jersey, for Alberto. HTC and Lampre move forward under some very ominous looking thunder clouds.
8km
Quick Step setting the pace... they have Chicchi and Ciolek. Saxo also there to protect Contador's lead.
9km
No breaks from the front of the peloton yet as the teams prepare for their respective lead-outs.
10km
Quite a few residents of the outskirts of Teramo will find some bidons when they next do the gardening: the peloton are discarding them at quite a rate.
12km
The three leaders have been caught!