Italian Salvatore Puccio of Team Sky took possession of the Giro d'Italia pink jersey from overnight leader Mark Cavendish on Sunday after Team Sky dominated a stage two team time trial on the island of Ischia. Cavendish had sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the three-week race on Saturday to pull on the race leader's pink jersey for the third time in his career. But despite their best efforts, Cavendish and his Omega-Pharma team were no match for Team Sky over the winding 17.4 km course on the scenic island which sits off the coast of Naples.

Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins on Thursday singled out Vincenzo Nibali as his main rival for the Giro d'Italia crown but said the battle for the race's pink jersey could be wide open. Wiggins comes into the three-week race, which begins Saturday in Naples, as a huge favourite given his comprehensive and historic yellow jersey triumph in 2012, when he finished ahead of British teammate Chris Froome.

Bradley Wiggins on Monday claimed Team Sky could wait until the Tour de France is underway before deciding their team leader for the race. Wiggins, 33, won the Tour, as well as a gold medal in the Olympic time trial, last year and starts his attempt to become the first Briton to win the Giro D'Italia in Naples on Saturday. In November, team principal Dave Brailsford confirmed that Chris Froome, who completed a victory in the Tour de Romandy at the weekend, would be the team's principal rider for the Tour de France.

Results of finals Monday from the fourth day of the Australian Swimming Championships and world championship trials in Adelaide: Men 50m breaststroke: 1. Christian Sprenger 26.90, 2. Max Ireland 27.90, 3. Joshua Palmer 28.11 200m butterfly: 1. Grant Irvine 1:55.32, 2. Christopher Wright 1:57.79, 3. Keiran Qaium 1:58.10 800m freestyle: 1. Jarrod Poort 8:06.71, 2. Jack McLoughlin 8:12.53, 3. Ethan Owens 8:14.66 Women 200m freestyle: 1. Bronte Barratt 1:56.05, 2. Kylie Palmer 1:56.66, 3. Emma McKeon 1:56.77 afp