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05/16 10:41 CDT Narvez wins his second stage at the Giro d'Italia, Eullio
keeps the overall lead
Narvez wins his second stage at the Giro d'Italia, Eullio keeps the overall
lead
FERMO, Italy (AP) --- Jhonatan Narvez claimed a second win at this year's Giro
d'Italia, while Afonso Eullio remained in the overall lead after the eighth
stage on Saturday.
Narvez attacked from a breakaway group of three on the penultimate climb, with
10 kilometers (6 miles) remaining of the 156-kilometer (97-mile) route from
Chieti to Fermo.
The Ecuadorian rider crossed the summit finish 32 seconds ahead of Andreas
Leknessund, with Martin Tjotta 10 seconds further back.
The Giro is Narvez's first race since he fractured several vertebrae in a
crash at the Tour Down Under in Australia in January. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG
rider also triumphed on the fourth stage on Tuesday.
Jonas Vingegaard crossed the line two seconds ahead of most of the rest of the
general classification contenders, to trim the gap to Eullio slightly to 3
minutes and 15 seconds. Felix Gall is 19 seconds further back in third.
Sunday's ninth stage is a 184-kilometer (114-mile) route from Cervia that ends
with a top-category climb to Corno alle Scale.
The 109th men's Giro ends on May 31 in Rome.
The women's Giro runs from May 30-June 7 with Italian rider Elisa Longo
Borghini as the defending champion.
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