Giro d’Italia stage 18 LIVE: Brekaway has yet to form after over an hour of racing

Lidl-Trek have taken control of the peloton, and are riding tempo, with no new attacks being made. There are only three riders up the road, and many, many more who wanted to – but the terrain isn’t ideal for them to join them.

Ghebreigzabhier is back at the back of the peloton.

He fell right at the front of the peloton, the third rider in line. Thankfully nobody else fell with him.

Ghebreigzabhier has crashed in the peloton. He’s up on his feet though and is about to take a new bike to continue.

James Shaw has attacked the peloton and is chasing the two leaders, but is having to do so all alone.

Rafferty is the first rider to attack from the peloton in a while to manage to get a gap, but nobody’s gone with him.

This is hardly prime terrain for breakways to go clear,with the road for the upcoming 40km mostly slightly downhill, but still riders are trying to make moves.

Jai Hindley has been held up for some reason, and has to make his way back to the peloton.

It’s a scorching day out there in Italy.

The gradient is now rolling up and down, but there aren’t any climbs as tough as the first until considerably later in the stage.

Those attacks came together, but Bais has attacked again, this time with his teammate Mifsud.

New attack, as Nelson Oliveira and Bais go clear.