Eltink and Velo are joined by Engels and Florencio.
They reach the 30km long Malojapass with a 5 minute lead on the peleton. No worries, since we know theyll be caught. But it takes a while for the big guns to make a move, and it is Karpets who finally attacks, nearly 2/3 up the climb.
Cunego, Menchov and Dessel closely mark each other and all counter at the same time. Herte is the situation 2km from the top. The front group consists of Eltink, Beltran plus the riders ranked 1-9 in the GC.
So who will take the KoM jersey? Vila is out of it but Menchov, Piepoli and Dessel are all in the front group, And its Menchov!
The group have got rid of Beltran and Eltink, so it is just the best 9 riders of the tour left. There is a 20km flat section to the finish and Cunego is ready to pounce.
He could win this tour now in the sprint by getting a gap and the 20 second bonus but as soon as he gets a gap he stops.
Cunego wins!
But Ricco prevents the gap, this tour is still up for grabs.
