Luke Plapp (Team Jayco–AlUla) took a career-defining stage win at the Giro d'Italia after launching a stunning solo attack outside the final 40km on the hilly terrain of stage 8.
Plapp rode triumphantly into Castelraimondo with a gap of 38 seconds over Wilco Kelderman (Visma–Lease a Bike) in second place, while Diego Ulissi (XDS Astana) finished third. The two riders formed a chase from the fragments of a substantial 19-man breakaway that broke free outside 100km to go.
