Greig Leach

After chasing down the attack by his erstwhile companion, Laurent Didier (Trek-Segafredo), Andrea Vendrame (Androni Giocattoli) went on an attack of his own. He left the other three behind and claimed both the final intermediate sprint of the day and maximum points on the category 4 climb of the Poggioreale. With only 15 seconds on the peloton and another four kilometers to race it was unlikely this attack would stick. But he has been leading the race for over 190 kilometers thus far. Behind him, the commissare is watching for the closing peloton and keeping an eye on Vendrame's progress.