01:02 PM: Good day and welcometo VeloNews.com's Live Coverage of the 16th stage of the 91st edition of the Giro d'Italia. Today's stage is short, but difficult, uphill time trial from San Vigilio di Marebbe to Plan de Corones. This is a single climb, of 12.9km, averaging 8.4 percent, beginning at an altitude of 1187 meters and finishing at 2273. Look to the right and if you scroll down below the
Emanuele Sella won the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia after breaking away on a steep climb 34 miles from the finish, and Gabriele Bosisio took the overall lead.
Italy's Emanuele Sella of the CSF Group team won the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Arabba to the summit of the Passo Fedaia in the Dolomites. Sella also won Saturday's 14th stage to Alpe di Pampeago to complete a rare double in the mountains.
Franco Pellizotti won a gruelling mountain time trial at the Giro d'Italia on Monday as Spain's Alberto Contador tightened his grip on the race leader's pink jersey.
Spain's Alberto Contador speaks on the radio to his team at the arrival of the 14th stage of the 91st Giro d'Italia from Verona to Alpe di Pampeago on May 24. Contador took the overall lead in the Tour of Italy on Sunday after Italian Emanuele Sella of CSF won the 15th stage.