Giro d'Italia - Agordo (Dolomiti Stars) - Lienz (Austria)
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16:40 -
Garzelli takes his second stage win of this year's race. He coasts home 61 seconds ahead of Mangel.
5km** - The chasing five are beginning to look at each other. 30 seconds is the gap.
10km* - Garzelli still looking strong with a 38 second gap on the chasers.
17km* - The leaders are now on a circuit of Lienz with Garzelli still pressing on, 41 seconds ahead of the five chasers.
20km* - The peloton crosses the summit 5:57 behind as Garzelli goes under the 20km to go kite.
27km* -
At the summit Garzelli has 45 seconds on Caucchioli, Serrano, Mangel, Rubiera, Lastras.
30km* - He leads the peloton by two minutes with 3km left to the top of the third cat climb.
35km* - Garzelli catches the leaders before the start of the Bannberg climb and goes straight past them.
40km* - Mangel, Caucchioli, Rubiera and Serrano now at the head of matters. Just 28 seconds to Garzelli with the peloton now 2:18 back.
48km* - The leaders on a sharp ascent to Kosten and it's taken its' toll - seven riders lead: Joachim, Bazayev, Mangel, Caucchioli, Rubiera, Serrano and Bernucci by 1:18 from the peloton with Stefano Garzelli trying to bridge the gap inbetween.
55km* - We have a group of 12 ahead now - Bazayev (Astana), Bono (Lampre), Renier (Bouygues Telecom), Caucchioli (Crédit Agricole), Rubiera (Discovery Channel), Krauss (Gerolsteiner), Müller (Milram), Serrano Gonzalez (Tinkoff), Trussov (Tinkoff) and Bernucci (T-Mobile).
59km* -
Mangel is first at the Garibaldi sprint with several riders threatening to bridge the gap to the two leaders.
70km* -
The rain has stopped and we have some action! Benoit Joachim (Astana) and Laurent Mangel (AG2r Prévoyance) have attacked and have a lead of 20 seconds.
80km* - Another factor to consider is that tomorrow the riders tackle the Monte Zoncolan - dubbed the hardest climb in Europe.
90km* -
29.231kmh is the roaring speed in the bunch. The TV coverage has started but still no break as the wet conditions stymie enterprise in the peloton.
100km - Eurosport commentator David Duffield will on Sunday ride in the fourth CTC Challenge Ride named after him around Wiltshire.
115km - I've seen more life at a Leonard Cohen gig than in the peloton today. Still nothing to report from the riders. They are putting the slow into a go slow.
125km - Just 24.6kmh in the second hour and still absolutely nothing to report of interest.
143km -
At the summit, Fortunato Baliani (Panaria) leads over Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval) and Yoann Le Boulanger(Bouygues Telecom).
150km - The peloton is coasting towards the summit of the Campolongo without a hint of an attack.
160km - It's a slow start with an average speed in the first hour of just 25.1kmh.
170km - The group remain together on a wet morning in Veneto.
11:05 - Welcome to stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia from Agordo to Lienz in Austria. The 189km stage takes in the Passo Campolongo early on but expect a breakaway before the third category ascent of the Bannberg 27km from the end.