Ecuador's Jhonatan Narvaez claimed his second stage victory of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, delivering a masterful solo performance to win stage eight after a gruelling finale. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider outlasted Andreas Leknessund in a tense pursuit up the final climbs, crossing the line 32 seconds ahead of the Norwegian. Portugal's Afonso Eulalio held on to the leader's pink jersey ahead of Jonas Vingegaard.
Leknessund mounted a determined chase in an effort to stay in contact with Narvaez up the punishing final ascent, but he was unable to bridge the gap and crossed the line in second place. Following Friday's brutal mountain finish on the Blockhaus, in which Denmark's Vingegaard secured an emphatic victory, the riders moved to the Adriatic coast before tackling a punishing uphill finish in the Marche region town of Fermo.
