Caja Rural's Fabricio Ferrari was pushed off his bike during the final stage of the Tour of Norway by an unnamed rider from a rival team.

The incident was captured on camera 12.5km short of the finish to the stage when the Uruguayan was sent crashing to the ground by a clear push.

Ferrari manages to escape from the group of riders, but is then pushed from his bike after pedalling next to the Topsport Vlaanderen rider, who continues to look back as Ferrari attempts to scramble back on his bike.

Roberto Ferrari was blamed for a similar incident 12 months ago when Mark Cavendish and others were

The weather got worse, Bradley and Ryder called it a day, Cavendish became a centurion and Nibali strengthened his grip on the maglia rosa. Our blogger Blazin' Saddles looks back at the second phase of the Giro d'Italia and makes some predictions for the final week.

The big story of the last six days in Italy was the persistent adverse weather conditions which brought about the withdrawal not only of the defending champion but also the peloton's most decorated rider. With Sir Bradley Wiggins and Ryder Hesjedal throwing in their snotty towels, the grip of maglia rosa Vincenzo Nibali on the

Terrifying descents are part and parcel of Grand Tours but it is usually only the cyclists that have to worry about them.

However, one poor fan watching the 10th stage of the Giro D'Italia went crashing out of site on a descent of his own after losing his footing by the side of the road.

The stage turned out to be a bittersweet day for Team Sky in the Friulian mountains as Bradley Wiggins lost more time to his rivals after Colombian team-mate Rigoberto Uran soloed to victory.

The Giro d'Italia continues on Wednesday with the 183km stage 11 from Tarvisio to Vajont - a mountainous but less

Bradley Wiggins, a well-known mod and musician with a love for Paul Weller and new-wave punk rock, often plugs into his iPod when on the rollers, either warming down from a gruelling stage or getting into the zone ahead of a time trial.

But it seems that Wiggo's iPod had Bon Jovi's best-selling album from the 80s, Slippery When Wet, stuck in a loop in a week which left the Team Sky leader very much Livin' On A Prayer.

Having lost 17 seconds in stage four when held up by a crash in apocalyptic conditions in Serra San Bruno, Wiggo showed the descending ability of an in-form Michael Rasmussen

You'd think that the motorcycle outrider tasked with leading the field around the Giro d'Italia would have a fairly nice job.

After all, riding around in the Spring sunshine through some of the most spectacular places in Italy for a few weeks sounds like a dream holiday rather than a job. And though the top cyclists in the world are quick, it must surely be pretty simple keeping ahead of them if you're on an 1100cc BMW.

But for the motorbike riders leading the on the sixth stage their cushy job went sour as they crashed out on the 58th kilometre of the day, sliding to the tarmac after a sharp

Mark Cavendish may have won the pink jersey after the first stage at the Giro d'Italia but he also turned the air blue in Naples.

The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider came from far back to pip Italian Elia Viviani (Cannondale) and Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) in an explosive bunch sprint in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.

But when asked for his post-race reaction by Eurosport, Cav appeared to struggle with some hardware before uttering an expletive.

Ever the gent, Cav quickly realised his mistake and turned to the cameras to say: "Is this live? Oh, sorry! Apologies."

Don't worry, we forgive

The 96th edition of the Corsa Rosa has been billed as a battle between Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky and the sky blue of Astana's Vincenzo Nibali.

Both main contenders have a healthy rivalry but they will not underestimate last year's surprise Canadian winner, Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin-Sharp. Add to that mix Cadel Evans's last throw of the Grand Tour dice plus a healthy mix of home Italian talent and explosive Colombian climbers and all the ingredients are there for a fantastic few weeks of pedal-powered action.

With the addition of a whole Pro Continental Colombian team alongside the WorldTour

Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins

The Eurosport cycling podcast is back for another episode with Scott O'Raw and John Galloway with the Giro d'Italia on the agenda.

Click below as the latest edition also features interviews with David Walsh, Team Sky mechanic Phillip Tisma, and Vaconsoleil head mechanic Geert Van De Meulebroecke.

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