• Pozzovivo wins Giro stage: Domenico Pozzovivo won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday after a strong ride on the tough uphill finish, while Ryder Hesjedal retained the overall lead. Pozzovivo made the break just under 4.35 miles from the finish of the grueling 142.3 mile leg from Sulmona to Lago Laceno, to win in 6 hours, 6 minutes, 5 seconds. The Italian Colnago-CSF Inox rider was 23 seconds ahead of Movistar’s Benat Intxausti. Joaquin Rodriguez led the peloton over the line 27 seconds after Pozzovivo to close the gap on Hesjedal to nine seconds in the overall standings.

• American rider wins World Cup event: Olympic hopeful Shelly Olds emerged from a group sprint to win the World Cup event in Cheng Qiao, China, on Sunday, bolstering her case for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. It was the second straight World Cup win for an American rider after Evelyn Stevens took La Fleche Wallonne last month in Belgium.