Giro d’Italia stage 11 Live – The sprinters return

Milan among his Lidl-Trek teammates in the peloton

122km to go

More downhill racing now as the riders continue the path to the Adriatic coast.

Milan’s five points and Groves’ four mean the Italian now has 179 points to the Australian’s 126.

Tim Merlier is in third place on 100 points.

131km to go

The gap is now down to 1:30.

Jonathan Milan easily wins the sprint to grab those extra points.

It’s the US team vs Alpecin-Deceuninck for the five points in fourth place.

The three men roll through the sprint while further back the sprinters jump from the head of the peloton, led by Lidl-Trek.

1:55 for the breakaway trio as they approach Casacalenda.

A kilometre to go to the first intermediate climb of the stage.

Over the top and now time for the riders to head down the gradual, halting descent towards the coast and the flat roads to the finish.

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145km to go

Still the same three men up front and they have 2:05 on the peloton currently.

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After a short downhill, the break head up another short unclassified climb. After there are no major uphill runs before the end of the day.

Jonathan Milan argues with a rider from UAE Team Emirates. It looks like the rider might have accidentally blocked him from taking a musette at the feed zone at the top of the climb.

2:40 for the breakaway now.

157km to go

That was the only classified climb of the day.

Van Dijke leads Champion and Affini over the top of the third-category climb for nine points.

Van Dijke leads the trio up.

500 metres to the top as the breakaway enters Pietracatella.

It’s been a quiet day so…