Giro d'Italia 2016 ***spoilers***

[Crackle]

Looks like Valverde's high mountain weakness is kicking in: Good.

 

[HF2300]

And Nibali's looking a bit stronger than he has done

 

[HF2300]

I wish Hatch would get his pronunciation of Kriiijjjswiiiijjjjjk sorted out

 

[HF2300]

Kriiijjjswiiiijjjjjk down!

 

[Crackle]

Bloody hell, big old crash and his bike is looking dodgy

 

[HF2300]

Wide on a corner and hit a snow bank hard, lost a fair chunk of time.

 

[Crackle]

Not sure who's where now

 

[Crackle]

Crumbs, Zakarin down; looks bad

 

[HF2300]

Zakarin down now, big crash into a gully

 

[HF2300]

Kruiswijk gets another bike. Totally on his own though.

 

[HF2300]

Race ticker showing Scarponi leading, Ulissi, Dupont, Cardoso, Silin, Nieve, Boswell, Roche behind, then 4'50" to Nibali and Chaves, Kruijswijk another 30" or so back, then the Valverde group. Montfort just caught Scarponi

 

[HF2300]

Correction - now showing maglia rosa behind Valverde and over 2 mins back from Chaves.

It probably is Kruijswijk's to lose now, but with a bunch of tough stages this week and the chasing group only 2 - 3 minutes back, I can't help feeling 'in the bag' might still be overstating it.

I could just see something like this happening in the mountains. Hate to be proved right though.

 

[smutchin]

This is a crazy stage. The Agnello is a real brute.

Kruijswijk is looking very nervy. Might even be off the podium tonight. Movistar, Astana and Orica all did well to get riders up the road to help on the final climb.

 

[HF2300]

I wondered if that was part of the Scarponi plan - someone up the road in case he's needed.

 

[brommers]

Crumbs, Zakarin down; looks bad

Zakarin conscious but broken collarbone