Good morning and welcome to our LIVE updates from Stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia 2013. The final stage will bring riders the 197km from Riese Pio X to Brescia.

Thanks for joining us on this the final stage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia.

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) will be crowned the winner of the 2013 Giro d'Italia. Sky's Rigoberto Uran is second with Cadel Evans (BMC) in third.

Sacha Modolo for Bardiani Valvoli was second with Elia Viviani of Cannondale in third.

A drag race between Mark Cavendish and the other sprinters in the race, but Cav takes it making it five stage wins and a red jersey for his troubles. It was a long sprint but in the end he had the strength.

Coming to last few hundred metres and Cannondale have the lead.

Under the red kite and Cav is sitting in third as Cannondale come through and take the lead.

Cannondale will be looking to deliver Viviani to the line but do they have the strength?

Over 1km to go and Cannondale are still there in numbers behind three Omega Pharma riders.

Popovych gone again and Omega Pharma back on the front on their own. Cavendish in third.

Popoyvch (Radioshack) goes to the front but Omega Pharma fight for the second and third wheel.

Katusha are moving up for Paolini. Lampre are there too.

We are taking the bell now and Cannondale are visible behind Omega Pharma.

In fact, the Omega Pharma boys are putting three across the front of the bunch going in to corners to avoid anyone jumping them.

We're coming up to the bell now and Cavendish looks totally comfortable and there is plenty of chopping and changing around him, but nobody making an impression just yet.

The pace is being kept really high and Cavendish still has a full complement in front of him.

Any team that tries to challenge Omega Pharma at the front are repeatedly closed down and they are not giving anyone an inch.

Two laps to go now as we cross the finish line again.

Through the tighter corners Omega Pharma have taken back control on the front. Cavendish sits in about fifth wheel.

As the roads widens a bit Cannondale are now massing beside Omega Pharma, who continue to fight to hold the front.

We've just crossed the finish line with three laps of Brescia remaining. The peloton isn't exactly lined out, but they are definitely happy to allow Cavendish and his team do the work. Cannondal are sitting in their wheel and also AG2R are lurking near the front.