Giovanni Visconti claimed his first stage win on the Giro d'Italia after digging deep to conquer the gruelling conditions, with much of the high mountains covered in unseasonal snow that continue to blight this year's race.

Anthony Moran, who resigned from the board of Cycling Ireland over its attempt to nominate Pat McQuaid for a third term as president of cycling's global governing body, has warned the sport will be "lost" should no candidate be found to oppose McQuaid's re-election in September.

Team Sky director Sir Dave Brailsford says the condition of Bradley Wiggins will be assessed overnight after the ailing Briton lost further ground on Vincenzo Nibali in the race for the overall lead in the Giro d'Italia.

The British rider finished amongst the peloton

The Ag2r-La Mondiale rider did not start today's 11th stage

A puncture scuppers Sir Bradley’s hopes of a time trial win, leaving rival Vincenzo Nibali to take the Giro d’Italia pink jersey

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Victory went to Italy's veteran Luca Paolini

Cavendish pleased to win 'difficult, difficult stage'

Brit 'despises' the Giro as it's so crazy – and that's why he wants to win it so badly

It always pleased the purist – now general fans are catching up

The Tour de France winner has placed his focus on this race which begins in Naples tomorrow

British sprinter targets first pink jersey in the Giro d'Italia after agenda set by Wiggins and Froome

Martyn Underhill, a former detective chief inspector who is now Dorset’s elected Police Commissioner, has announced on his blog that he is trying to organise commercial sponsorship to help all five police forces in the South-west cope with cuts in their budgets. “The police family in Dorset is living in austere times with a shrinking budget and workforce,” he complains. “We are the lowest funded force and have seen the worst cuts. This is wrong, and I will continue to fight this…. I see huge potential benefits to forming appropriate sponsorship relationships with reputable organisations.”