Movistar has had an unexpected effect on the 2013 Giro d'Italia's time trials. Last Sunday, the Spanish squad surprised everyone by placing second in the team time trial. Today, British time trial champion Alex Dowsett won the first individual time trial of this year's Giro d'Italia.

Great Britain's Alex Dowsett wins stage 8 individual time trial of Giro d'Italia 2013 for Team Movistar ahead of Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins; Astana's Vincenzo Nibali takes overall Giro d'Italia lead ahead of Cadel Evans of BMC Racing Team.

Start times and start order for the riders in today's 54.8 kilometer stage 8 individual time trial of the Giro d'Italia 2013 from Gabicce Mare to Saltara.

Adam Hansen (Lotto-Belisol) has won Stage 7 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia. The Australian of Italian extraction (he has Italian and Australian passports) surged away from Emanuele Sella (Androni Giacattoli-Venezuela) in the rain on the day's penultimate climb. Hansen won the rugged, 177-km ride from Marina di San Salvo to Pescara in 4:35:49.

Lotto-Belisol's Adam Hansen soloes to victory in stage 7 of Giro d'Italia 2013 ahead of Enrico Battaglin and Danilo Di Luca; Benat Intxausti takes overall Giro d'Italia lead ahead of Vincenzo Nibali. General classification favorite Bradley Wiggins crashes.

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.