Welcome to LIVE coverage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia. Vincenzo Nibali is the overall leader as the race resumes with a 238 kilometre hilly stage from Valloire in France to Ivrea in Italy.

New top five: 1. Nibali, 2. Evans +1:26, 3. Uran +2:46, 4. Scarponi +3:53, 5. Niemiec +4:13.

Stage result: 1. Intxausti, 2. Kangert, 3. Niemiec, 4. Navardauskas +14, 5. Evans ST, 6. Pellizotti ST, 7. Scarponi ST, 8. Majka ST, 9. Herrada ST, 10. Betancur ST, 11. Uran ST, 12. Nibali ST.

The Santambrogio group crosses the line 2:23 down on the winner, Intxausti.

All the race favourites pass through in the main group - with the exception of Santambrogio, who is still fighting back after cracking on the Cat.3 climb towards the finish.

Navardauskas must have fought back on to the main group, because it was the Lithuanian from Garmin-Sharp that led them over the line to take fourth.

None of these three riders wants to open out the sprint... and Niemiec goes first! Intxausti then powers through and takes the win ahead of Kangert!

Niemiec leads the tio into the closing straight before sitting up to allow the others through. One of them will win, and the pace has slowed ahead of the final sprint...

Gesink has a flat tyre and is out of the equation. Just Intaxusti, Kangert and Niemiec on the front now. Looks like the Dutchman got a flat on the cobbles. We're entering Ivrea now.

Intxausti, Gesink, Niemiec and Kangert lead the race. Pellizotti is caught by Pirazzi in pursuit, just ahead of the other main favourites. The Santambrogio group is 2:30 down now.

Intxausti attacks and is covered by Kangert and Gesink. They open a small gap. Pellizzoti then has a dig from the chasing group. Niemiec joins the three leaders.

Santambrogio is riding in a chasing group two minutes down - and he's having to do all the work himself. He'll be the big loser of the day.

Tanel Kangert, the Estonia national champion, attacks - but it's foiled by Gesink and then Uran. Because Uran makes a move, Nibali is also obliged to help chase down his team-mate.

Lampre pushing on with Scarponi and Niemiec. Also in the leading group: Kangert, Nibali and Aru for Astana, Evans, Gesink, Majka, Uran, Sanchez, Intxausti, Pellizotti and Betancur.

As we near the bottom of the descent, it's coming back together - with all the main favourites there with the exception of Mauro Santambrogio on the front.

Nibali has dropped the others and is joining Betancur and Sanchez on the front! The Italian's descending skills are very strong.

Scarponi, then Nibali and Kangert, take a left hand bend very wide and almost ride into a wall. That was a close shave.

It's a very technical descent - with many bends, some cobbled sections and the odd patch of running water on the road. Mauro Santambrogio is trying to make it back to the main group after disappearing on that climb - but he'll have his work cut out.

This is going to be a very fast and furious descent - and already Betancur is almost caught by Euskaltel's Samuel Sanchez, who is in his element right now.

There's a false flat ahead of the final ramp to the finish - and Pirazzi has found the energy again for another attack! But Carlos Betancur, all in white, catches him and the other riders napping. He pulls clear to cross the summit in pokle position and will now try and ride to his first victory on the Giro. Pirazzi leads the others over the summit for second place, 8secs down on Betancur. Job well done for Pirazzi, who has consolidated his blue jersey today.

The two leaders are caught after Franco Pellizotti puts in an attack. Scarponi now leads with Nibali, Kangert, Evans and Uran right behind.