Hello and welcome to (slightly belated) live coverage of Stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia - a 180km schlep across the flat plains of north-east Italy from Ferrara to Nervesa della Battaglia.

Apologies for the delay today - I was called away for a minor emergency. All ok now - and I have to admit, if there's any stage where missing the opening hour or so shouldn't matter, it's today's...

Here's what's on the menu today - with just one climb coming around 20km from the finish. Could that be a platform for a decisive attack or will it come down to a bunch sprint?