Good morning and a warm welcome to today's Cycling Weekly live blog, where I, Tom Thewlis, will be bringing you all of the essential news from the Giro d'Italia.
I'll be taking you through stage 16, a brutal mountain stage with more than 5,000 metres of elevation gain from Sabbio Chiese to Monte Bondone in Trentino.
Before the riders reach the base of Monte Bondone, they'll have to tackle several categorised climbs. This includes the category one Passo di Santa Barbara and the category two Matassone and Serrada climbs.
Monte Bondone itself is a tough one, you can check out the stage 16 route in more detail in our Giro route analysis.
Are you planning on tuning into the Giro today? Find out how you can catch all the action in our how to watch guide.
KEY UPDATES (BST)
- 10:00 am - Three more riders out due to illness and injury
- 12:06pm - David Millar shares tribute to retiring Mark Cavendish
- 12:13 pm - Ben Healy first over the Passo di Santa Barbara. irishman virtual leader on the road in mountains classification
- 13:07 pm - Pavel Sivakov dropped from peloton
- 13:30 pm - Magnus Cort reported to be joining Uno-X
- 15:31 - Davide Formolo and UAE Emirates leading Maglia Rosa group on Monte Bondone
