Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) has notched his team's second stage win of this year's Giro d'Italia. The Italian was the solo survivor of a daylong break, and he held off the field to win Stage 15, a mountainous, 149-km ride from Cesana Torinese to the Pantani Memorial on the Col du Galibier in France, in 4:40:48.

Giovanni Visconti climbs to victory on Col du Galibier; Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall Giro d'Italia lead ahead of Cadel Evans.

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.

Team Omega Pharma-QuickStep's time trial world champion Tony Martin (Germany) earlier today powered to victory in the final stage of the 2013 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country) - a 24 kilometer individual time trial. Movistar's Nairo Quintana surprisingly took the overall race victory.

World Champion Tony Martin time trials to victory in final stage of 2013 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (2013 Tour of Basque Country) for Omega Pharma-QuickStep; Nairo Quintana Rojas takes overall race victory for Team Movistar.

Movistar Team's Nairo Quintana Rojas powers to stage 4 victory in 2013 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (2013 Tour of Basque Country); Team Sky Pro Cycling's Sergio Henao keeps overall race lead.

Nairo Quintana climbs to stage victory in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2013; Alejandro Valverde takes overall Tour of Catalonia lead.

British time trial champion Alex Dowsett has become the latest member to leave Team Sky Procycling.

German John Degenkolb of Team Argos - Shimano triumphantly took his fifth stage victory in this year's Vuelta when he was first to cross the finish line in Madrid.