Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has won Stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia. Cavendish took a bunch sprint to win the flat, 169-km run from Mola di Bari to Margherita di Savoia in 3:56:03. Elia Viviani (Cannondale) finished second, and Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) took third. Luca Paolini (Katusha) remains the maglia rosa.

Team Omega Pharma-QuickStep's Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) powers to sprint victory in stage 6 of Giro d'Italia 2013; Katusha's Luca Paolini maintains overall Giro d'Italia lead.

The first Chinese rider to participate in the Giro d’Italia, Cheng Ji, will not start in stage 6 due to sickness. The 25-year-old became ill during the night and has a fever.

John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) has won Stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia in a crash-marred uphill sprint. The German dusted the field to win the 203-km ride from Cosenza to Matera in 4:37:48. Angel Vicioso (Katusha) finished second, and Paul Martens (Blanco) took third. Luca Paolini, Vicioso's teammate, remains the maglia rosa.

German John Degenkolb takes victory in stage 5 of Giro d'Italia 2013 for Team Argos-Shimano; Katusha's Luca Paolini maintains overall Giro d'Italia lead.

Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox) has won Stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia. Battaglin took a larger sprint than anticipated to win the hilly, 246-km ride from Policastro Bussentino to Serra San Bruno in 6:14:19.

Enrico Battaglin sprints to victory in stage 4 of Giro d'Italia 2013; Luca Paolini keeps overall race lead.

Luca Paolini (Katusha) has won Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia 2013. The Italian veteran surged away from the lead group on the day's final climb and held on to win the hilly, 222-km ride from Sorrento to Marina di Ascea, in 5:43:50. Cadel Evans (BMC) outsprinted defending champion Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) at 0:16. Paolini is the new maglia rosa.

Sky has won Stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia 2013. The British squad powered over the hilly, 17.4-km course from Ischia to Forio, winning the 2013 Giro's team time trial in 22:05, Sky was 0:09 faster than runnerup Movistar, with Astana taking third at 0:14. Salvatore Puccio (Sky) is the new maglia rosa.

Team Sky Pro Cycling powers to team time trial victory in Giro d'Italia 2013 ahead of Team Movistar and Astana; Salvatore Puccio leads Giro d'Italia overall ahead of Bradley Wiggins.