Milad Do Nuor International Cycling Tour 2009 stages

Odds in SD Worx-Protime rider's favour but ever-aggressive Italian champion shaves 4 seconds from GC gap on stage 7

The mountains come in the first weekend so don't miss a minute as Tadej Pogačar makes his debut

Vincenzo Nibali weighs up the first mountaintop finish of the race and the favourite’s lack of allies

Welshman applauds teammate Narváez for stage 1 win and finishes in first group behind Pogačar

Liv-AlUla-Jayco talent moves up to 13th overall with one stage to go

‘Unfortunately it was not our day but we still did a good job’ says Slovenian Champion

Ecuadorian Champion resists favourite’s onslaught to claim first maglia rosa in Turin

San Vito climb on stage 1 into Turin provides first intense shakeout in the overall standings

Axel Zingle second, Arnaud De Lie third in bunch sprint finish