There we go. After 3 difficult weeks the remaining 134 riders are in Turin to ride the final 105km.
For the sprinters (yes, there are some left) it`s another chance to grab another stage win. For Andy Schleck it`s about celebrating a bit.
Top favourite clearly is Goss, who is the last of the real big sprinters here. Tinkoff with some sprinting depth, Kreder and Kump are his biggest opponents though.
Only two riders in todays break. Lammertink was one of the most active this Giro while Pichon had to work a lot for Ricco and now gets some freedom today.
Oz for Goss and Vesuvio for Schleck at the front of the peloton. Andy Schleck so close to the historical GT career triple.
With 40km and a bit less than 3min to go, Good Energy joins Oz at the front. Their rider for today is multiple Giro stage winner Simone Ponzi.
Also Katusha is seen with some relays now.
So it`s not a surprise that the duo had no chance. With 6,5km they were caught and everyone waiting for the sprint trains.
2 trains today and surprisingly Oz Cycling without one for the strongest sprinter left. Probably Good Energy and Tinkoff with stronger leadouts left.
Kolesnikov
Porsev
Trusov
Caruso
Goss
Pavarin
Ponzi
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Aregger
No sign of other sprinters like Kreder or Kump at the moment.
But with 1,5km left Tinkoff with a surprising move. Instead of leading out Trusov, Porsev goes into the attack with a long sprint.
Pavarin still leading out Ponzi, while Goss is waiting behind Trusov.
Huge move by Tinkoff. Porsev coming closer and closer to the line.
Goss needs to start his sprint now on the left. Meanwhile Ponzi started on the right and has a few meters advantage over Goss.
And as Porsev really struggled in the end, it`s Ponzi having by far the biggest reserves. This way it was an easy win for the Italian.
Porsev holds on to 2nd with Goss having a disappointing 3rd only today. He surely had hoped for more.
No changes in the GC obviously. So Andy Schleck wins with 46s over Madrazo while Cunego completes the podium ahead of Ricco.
