 Nibali and Wiggins entered the Giro d'Italia as the two favourites for overall victory.Nibali took the leader's pink jersey () on stage eight after finishing fourth in the time trial won by Alex Dowsett, conceding only 11 seconds to Wiggins.On stage ten, the first mountain top finish, Nibali finished third behind Rigoberto Urán to extend his lead over second placed Evans to 41 seconds.