Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia - a 214km largely pizza-flat schlep from Osimo to the race circuit at Imola. Quite aptly, it's going to be one for the sprinters and a resumption of the maglia ciclamino battle between Elia Viviani and Sam Bennett.
Giro d'Italia
Stage 12 | Flat | Men | 17.05.2018
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Updated 17/05/2018 at 15:39 GMT
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16:18
Today's stage result...
16:15
Yes, Yates, Dumoulin, Pinot, Aru, Pozzovivo, Carapaz, Froome, Dennis, Lopez et al all appeared to be there and so there shouldn't be any change on GC today.
16:15
We're waiting for confirmation of the results and all the splits - but it looks like Simon Yates finishes safely in that leading group and so will retain the pink jersey today after that chaotic finish in the rain.
16:12
Here's the moment Sam Bennett left the rest of his rivals for dead... what a sprint from the Irishman at Imola.
16:10
With those 50pts Bennett is going to close the gap on Elia Viviani significantly in the battle for the ciclamino jersey.
0km
Danny van Poppel (LottoNL-Jumbo) took second place as Niccola Bonifazio (Bahrain Merida) powers through but leaves it too late and takes third.
0km
The Irishman went so early and so clinically that he didn't even have to sprint for the win at the end - he can sit up and savour it as he crosses the line to take his second win of the race.
0km
Victory for Sam Bennett of Bora-Hansgrohe!
0.5km
Betancur looks to have given up... and that's why - Sam Bennett powers through!
1km
Under the 1-to-go banner and they're back on the circuit. They may hold on... still four seconds...
2km
Still 5 seconds but Mohoric is a dogged performer and has nothing to lose. Behind it's EF Education First who lead the chase.
3km
Bora-Hansgrohe lead the chase. They reel in Ulissi. Just two more to go now. Danny van Poppel may still be there for LottoNL-Jumbo so it could be him, Bennett and Bonifazio in the finale. No news on Modolo but Viviani has gone.
4km
Mohoric, who won the stage two days ago, catches Betancur. Ulissi is just behind and the peloton another 6 seconds back.
5km
The chasing riders have to take a slippery tight corner very gingerly. Betancur leads the race going under the 5-to-go banner with Ulissi and Mohoric just behind.
6km
The gap is 5 seconds for the two leaders.
6.5km
Betancur and Ulissi zip down the descent with Mohoric and Patrick Konrad of Bora in pursuit on the front of the streamlined pack.
7.5km
It's Carlos Betancur who joins Ulissi over the summit - and they have a small gap over the others.
8km
They've done two of the three 'monti' and now it's just the last ramp to the summit. Ulissi has about 20 metres on the others as a Movistar rider kicks clear in pursuit.
8.5km
Diego Ulissi has a dig when the main pack reforms 600m from the summit.