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SALTARA, Italy -- Alex Dowsett won the individual time trial in the eighth stage of the Giro dItalia on Saturday after favourite Bradley Wiggins was slowed by a puncture and only managed second. Vincenzo Nibali, Wiggins main rival for the title, took the overall lead from Benat Intxausti after finishing fourth following a surprisingly good ride. "I had a really good time trial," Nibali said. "It seemed designed for me, with so many curves and several ups and downs. I kept up the pace with all my strength, in view of the final climb and in the end I did it." Dowsett won his first Grand Tour stage by finishing the hilly 54.8-kilometre (34.05-mile) route from Gabicce Mare to Saltara in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 27 seconds, beating fellow Briton Wiggins by 10 seconds. Tanel Kangert of Estonia was third. "It will take a bit of time before I realized what I have done, I still cant believe myself," Dowsett said. "It was quite a harder TT than I expected, without a doubt the hardest in my life." It was a tough day for defending champion Ryder Hesjedal. The Victoria native finished 2:23 back in 18th place, and dropped from third overall to sixth. Nibali is nearly half a minute in front of second-place Cadel Evans of Australia. Wiggins moved up to fourth in the overall standings but is still 1:16 behind the Italian. Wiggins lost more than a minute to the other contenders Friday after crashing. The Team Sky rider appeared cautious when descending corners and had to change bikes early on due to a flat tire, losing precious seconds. The Tour de France champion won gold in the in the time trial at the London Olympics, and his impressive climb up the steep ramp Saturday to the finish line reduced his deficit to Dowsett from just under a minute to only 10 seconds. By contrast, Nibali enjoyed a promising start but slowed on the second half of the course. Dowsett was 39th to start and faced a long and anxious wait to see if he could keep hold of top spot. 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Yet there were some lingering questions about how hed be received at Merion Golf Club this week by a sometimes-tough Philadelphia sports crowd. "There were a couple here and there, but there was -- I felt the people were very nice for the whole day. I think that almost all of them were behind me," Garcia said afterward, "and that was nice to see." The same unfortunately, couldnt be said for Garcias golf game. He shot a 3-over-par 73 Thursday, and that after recovering from a double-bogey, quadruple-bogey stumble at Nos. 14 and 15, where Garcia hooked both of his tee shots out of bounds. "The U.S. Open doesnt give you much room," he said, then conceded the margin for error at 14 and 15 wasnt his problem. "The out of bounds is close, but if you hit a bad shot, even if its far away, youre going to find it. ... I guess I was just making my week a little bit tougher," he added. "But I tried to battle as much as I could coming in." Garcia teed off alongside Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink amid cheers and a few scattered boos on the 11th hole at 7:44 a.m., and was cruising until the 14th. No sooner had his tee shot flown the coup at that hole than heavy rains came down and caused a 3 1/2-hour delay. Garcia described his return this way: "Hit another 3-wood, 7-iron to about 16 feet and managed to two-putt for par. "Sorry," he added quickly, to some laughter. "Par with the second ball." The delay may have ggiven the occasional hecklers around the course a chance to down a few beers and screw up their courage.dddddddddddd As Garcia reached the first green, where he had an 8-footer for birdie, a fan holding a beer yelled, "Hey, head case! Lets see you blow it 10 feet by." Instead, Garcia drained the putt for birdie, then made eagle at the par-5 second hole with a big drive, another 3-wood to 16 feet and made that putt as well. That left him at 4-over. "But then I hit a couple of bad shots," Garcia said. "So I dont know. It was a pretty flat round for most of the day." Not for everyone, though. As Garcia started down the No. 5 fairway, a fan lining the ropes yelled, "I ate the bones!" -- the punch line from a new round of commercials for KFC, the fast-food chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken. Yet just another 100 yards, as Garcia passed by, another fan said, "I hate Tiger, too!" On and on it went at nearly all of the closing holes. Many fans cheered and a few expressed loud support for Garcia, only to have someone yell something like "Winner, winner, chicken dinner!" as one did standing on a patio of a pricey home alongside the sixth fairway. The wear and tear of a long day finally seemed to show on Garcia on the par-3 ninth, his next-to-last hole. When his tee shot there fluttered off to the right and into a greenside bunker, his shoulders slumped and he walked across the tee box dragging his club behind him like a broom. Yet he hit a terrific wedge into No. 10 that bounced twice and slammed on the brakes just two feet from the hole for birdie. If only his efforts to make up with Woods had gone that smoothly. Garcia walked over to where his rival was practicing on the range Monday and offered his hand. The two shook, and briefly exchanged a few wk, and briefly exchanged a few words. Garc