Daniel Martínez continues to give the impression that he might be the rest of the rest behind Tadej Pogačar on this Giro d'Italia, but the Colombian had to settle for second place behind the maglia rosa on stage 8 to Prati di Tivo.
After Pogačar's otherworldly display in the Perugia time trial the previous afternoon, the Giro was braced for another onslaught on the category 1 haul to the finish, but the anticipated acceleration on the steepest section after passing through Pietracamela never materialised.
