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Narváez battles headwinds to break free and claim his second stage of 2026 Giro d’Italia
Jhonatan Narváez powered away from his breakaway rivals to win stage eight of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday for his second victory and a third for the injury-decimated UAE Team Emirates XRG.
TL;DR
- Jhonatan Narváez won stage eight of the Giro d'Italia, his second victory of the race.
- UAE Team Emirates XRG achieved their third win despite having several key riders injured.
- Narváez attacked on the penultimate climb after overcoming headwinds, distancing Andreas Leknessund.
- Mikkel Bjerg, Narváez's teammate, was instrumental in setting up the winning move.
- Afonso Eulálio retains the general classification lead ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Felix Gall.
- Race favorite Vingegaard made a strong showing on the Blockhaus climb on Friday.