
Saturday, May 16: Stage 8, Chieti - Fermo, 156 km
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Jhonatan Narvaez wins stage eight. La Presse photo
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Weather at the finish city of Fermo at 2:40 PM, local time: 14C (58F), thunder in the vicinity with the wind from the northwest at 31 km/hr (20 mph). There is an 85% chance of rain. The rain is forecast to end about 4:15 PM.
The stage: Mixed stage: first part along the Adriatic, flat and on wide, mostly straight roads, followed by a second part in the Fermo hinterland with a succession of ups and downs and several “walls,” especially towards the finish. After Cupra Marittima, the route heads inland and climbs the first KOM at Montefiore dell’Aso, followed by the one at Monterubbiano. The race then reaches Fermo for the first time, tackling the “wall” of Via Cardarelli, before returning to the SS16 Adriatica to face the Capodarco climb (KOM) and, in quick succession, the Fermo-Reputolo climb leading to the finish.
Final kilometers
The final kilometers are essentially all uphill. After the Reputolo climb, which leads into the town of Fermo (gradients up to 22%), the route continues climbing through narrow urban streets paved in porphyry, with steep gradients. A short descent at 750 m to go is followed by a final ramp to the finish at around 10%. Road width 6 m, asphalt surface.
The race: Early in the stage Fabio Christen (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) abandoned. He collided with another rider while fighting to get into the breakaway. The Swiss rider appeared to be in considerable pain in his right arm and received treatment from the race medical staff, but was unable to continue racing.
Here's the race report from stage winner Jhonatan Narvaez's UAE Team Emirates-XRG:
Making it three stage wins in a week for UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Jhonatan Narváez produced a fantastic display to win stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia. It is the Ecuadorian’s second stage victory of this year’s race, with Narváez making his race-winning move with 9.8km to go.
At that point, the 29-year-old used his powerful kick to dispatch of Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility), who had joined Narváez and his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Mikkel Bjerg in a remarkable long-range breakaway. Their move was ultimately the defining one of the day, and produced a thrilling battle for the stage honours.

Opening ceremonies: Jonas Vingegaard's (on left) Visma | Lease a Bike team is presented. RCS photo
On paper, stage 8 was a fantastic opportunity for a breakaway success, and as such, the battle to make it into the day’s definitive break was immense. Through the first few hours of racing, no move had been able to make things stick, and still, it was the peloton at the head of the race. At this point, UAE Team Emirates-XRG decided to make a daring attack.
Clipping off the front of the bunch with 76km of racing to go, Narváez and his teammate Bjerg formed a two-man breakaway, and peddled into a whirling headwind that was battering the race. Not to be deterred, the pair pushed on, and a few kilometres later, were joined by Leknessund of Uno-X Mobility.

On the start line: Mountains classification leader Jonas Vingegaard and GC leader Afonso Eulalio. RCS photo
Through the next hour, the trio extended their advantage over the peloton, as various groups struggled to form a pursuit behind.
Helping the cause of Bjerg and Narváez, when an eventual chasing group was coalesced, amongst its midst was the UAE Team Emirates-XRG pair of Jan Christen and Igor Arrieta. Thanks to their attendance, the collaboration of the chasing group was weak, with none of the team’s rivals interested in dragging Christen or Arrieta towards the front of the race.

Time to race. Stage 8 gets its official start.
In the meantime, the three-man breakaway of Narváez, Bjerg and Leknessund rallied to stretch their advantage to well over a minute. Into the final 30km, it quickly became obvious that the stage win would be contested amongst the three. It was the moment for Narváez and Bjerg to come up with a plan to get rid of Leknessund’s company.
The stage finale certainly suited Narváez’s punchy characteristics, and as such, it was Bjerg who played a selfless role in his teammate’s ultimate victory. With 10.7km to ride, the Danish rouleur sacrificed himself and made the first attack, drawing out an immediate and required response from Leknessund.
Digging deep into his resources, Leknessund closed the gap to Bjerg, but was predictably vulnerable to a counter-attack from Narváez. For 700m or so, Leknessund held the wheel of the Ecuadorian national champion, but it could only last for so long.
With 9.8km to ride, Narváez made another acceleration and this time, the Uno-X Mobility rider could not offer up a response. It was the Ecuadorian’s definitive attack, and it would prove decisive.
The job was not finished in one fell swoop, however, with Leknessund battling hard and the parcours offering its own difficulties over the final kilometres. On the approach into Fermo, one nasty climb after another awaited Narváez, and the Ecuadorian had to fight the inhumane gradients to bring home the day’s victory.
The 29-year-old is in sparkling form and needed every remaining ounce of energy to cross the line a little over 30 seconds ahead of Leknessund. Speaking after the finish, the stage 8 winner was quick to heap praise on his teammate, Bjerg, whose assist proved invaluable.
Narváez: “It was a nice stage for me. I was really good in the first part, but I think we played really well with my teammates. I think he was the man of the day, Mikkel Bjerg. If you see him, he is always working for the team. He is a guy who you always see, and he is a guy who does a lot for the team. He was the man of the day, for me.
“I think in the end it was about the legs. if you see the first part, it was full headwind, and riding the flat in the headwind was really hard for me. I think we never give up. At 60km to go, we think, ‘we ride smart, and then we have the opportunity to go for the stage.
“For sure, it is important for me, even coming from the injury in January. We have only five guys [left in the race], but we play well, we play smart, there is a great atmosphere in the team, so I think there are still more victories for us in the next weeks.”
Complete results:
156 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.123 km/hr
| 1 | Jhonatan Narvaez | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 3hr 27min 26sec |
| 2 | Andreas Leknessund | Uno-X Mobility | @ 32sec |
| 3 | Martin Tjøtta | Uno-X Mobility | 0:42 |
| 4 | Thomas Silva | XDS Astana Team | 0:44 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Milesi | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Christian Scaroni | XDS Astana Team | 0:48 |
| 7 | Corbin Strong | NSN Cycling Team | 0:55 |
| 8 | Juan Pedro Lopez | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Wout Poels | Unibet Rose Rockets | 0:58 |
| 10 | Markel Beloki | EF Education-EasyPost | 1:00 |
| 11 | Brieuc Rolland | Groupama-FDJ United | 1:02 |
| 12 | Jan Christen | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 13 | Simone Gualdi | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 14 | Gianmarco Garofoli | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:08 |
| 15 | Filippo Zana | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:12 |
| 16 | Mikkel Bjerg | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 17 | Thomas Pesenti | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 1:27 |
| 18 | Mattia Bais | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 1:29 |
| 19 | Andrea Mifsud | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 1:35 |
| 20 | Igor Arrieta | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 1:36 |
| 21 | Mark Donovan | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1:38 |
| 22 | Alexander Cepeda | EF Education-EasyPost | 1:43 |
| 23 | Jai Hindley | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 1:51 |
| 24 | Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 25 | Egan Bernal | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 1:53 |
| 26 | Afonso Eulalio | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 27 | Thymen Arensman | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 28 | Enric Mas | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 29 | Michael Storer | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 30 | Giulio Pellizzari | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 31 | Mathys Rondel | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 32 | Gregor Mühlberger | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | s.t. |
| 33 | Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | s.t. |
| 34 | Davide Piganzoli | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 35 | Lennert Van Eetvelt | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 36 | Ben O'Connor | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 37 | Martin López | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 38 | David de la Cruz | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 39 | Chris Harper | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 40 | Derek Gee-West | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 41 | Jan Hirt | NSN Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 42 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 43 | Damiano Caruso | Bahrain Victorious | 2:01 |
| 44 | Alan Hatherly | Team Jayco-AlUla | 2:15 |
| 45 | Josh Kench | Groupama-FDJ United | 2:21 |
| 46 | Johannes Kulset | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 47 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 48 | Callum Scotson | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 2:39 |
| 49 | Sepp Kuss | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2:47 |
| 50 | Vicente Rojas | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 2:58 |
| 51 | Ben Turner | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 3:04 |
| 52 | Filippo Turconi | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 3:24 |
| 53 | Koen Bouwman | Team Jayco-AlUla | 3:31 |
| 54 | Gijs Leemreize | Team Picnic PostNL | 3:58 |
| 55 | Alessandro Tonelli | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 4:27 |
| 56 | Johannes Staune-Mittet | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | s.t. |
| 57 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier | Lidl-Trek | 4:35 |
| 58 | Rémy Rochas | Groupama-FDJ United | 4:37 |
| 59 | Ludovico Crescioli | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 4:46 |
| 60 | Magnus Sheffield | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 4:51 |
| 61 | Giovanni Aleotti | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 5:10 |
| 62 | Ben Zwiehoff | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 63 | William Barta | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 64 | Nick Schultz | NSN Cycling Team | 5:22 |
| 65 | David González | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 5:34 |
| 66 | Martin Marcellusi | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 5:47 |
| 67 | Nickolas Zukowsky | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 6:05 |
| 68 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | 6:38 |
| 69 | Diego Ulissi | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 70 | Bart Lemmen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 7:20 |
| 71 | Victor Campenaerts | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 72 | Jack Haig | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 73 | Fabio Van den Bossche | Soudal Quick-Step | 7:28 |
| 74 | Gianni Moscon | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 7:30 |
| 75 | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 76 | Niklas Larsen | Unibet Rose Rockets | 7:45 |
| 77 | Christopher Juul-Jensen | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 78 | Johan Jacobs | Groupama-FDJ United | 7:51 |
| 79 | Lawrence Warbasse | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 8:50 |
| 80 | Warren Barguil | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 81 | Matteo Sobrero | Lidl-Trek | 8:59 |
| 82 | Javier Romo | Movistar Team | 8:59 |
| 83 | Mirco Maestri | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 9:08 |
| 84 | Alessandro Pinarello | NSN Cycling Team | 9:13 |
| 85 | Francesco Busatto | Alpecin-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 86 | Edoardo Zambanini | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 87 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 88 | Markus Hoelgaard | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 89 | Nelson Oliveira | Movistar Team | 9:41 |
| 90 | Alec Segaert | Bahrain Victorious | 9:57 |
| 91 | Tobias Lund Andresen | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 12:03 |
| 92 | Oliver Naesen | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | s.t. |
| 93 | Connor Swift | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 94 | Toon Aerts | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 95 | Tobias Bayer | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 12:31 |
| 96 | Jonas Rutsch | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 97 | Nikita Tsvetkov | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 98 | Madis Mihkels | EF Education-EasyPost | 12:33 |
| 99 | Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 12:39 |
| 100 | Dion Smith | NSN Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 101 | Mick van Dijke | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 12:41 |
| 102 | António Morgado | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | s.t. |
| 103 | Tim Rex | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 104 | Mathijs Paasschens | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 105 | Orluis Aular | Movistar Team | 12:44 |
| 106 | Fran Miholjevic | Bahrain Victorious | 14:38 |
| 107 | Iván García Cortina | Movistar Team | 14:41 |
| 108 | Filippo Magli | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 109 | Luca Paletti | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 110 | Ethan Vernon | NSN Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 111 | Ryan Mullen | NSN Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 112 | Jensen Plowright | Alpecin-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 113 | Chris Hamilton | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 114 | Paul Penhoët | Groupama-FDJ United | s.t. |
| 115 | Cyril Barthe | Groupama-FDJ United | s.t. |
| 116 | Remi Cavagna | Groupama-FDJ United | s.t. |
| 117 | Florian Stork | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 118 | Darren Rafferty | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 119 | Timo Kielich | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | s.t. |
| 120 | Jonas Geens | Alpecin-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 121 | Michael Valgren | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 122 | Pascal Ackermann | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 123 | Nico Denz | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 124 | Diego Sevilla | Team Polti-VisitMalta | s.t. |
| 125 | Manuele Tarozzi | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 126 | Jasper Stuyven | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 127 | Dries van Gestel | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 128 | Ayco Bastiaens | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 129 | James Shaw | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 130 | Johan Price-Pejtersen | Alpecin-Premier Tech | s.t. |
| 131 | Tord Gudmestad | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | s.t. |
| 132 | Casper van Uden | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 133 | Andrea Raccagni Noviero | Soudal Quick-Step | 14:52 |
| 134 | Paul Magnier | Soudal Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 135 | Robin Froidevaux | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 136 | Hartthijs de Vries | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 137 | Axel Huens | Groupama-FDJ United | s.t. |
| 138 | Robert Stannard | Bahrain Victorious | s.t. |
| 139 | Sjoerd Bax | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 140 | Lorenzo Rota | Lotto-Intermarché | s.t. |
| 141 | Matyas Kopecky | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 142 | Luca Vergallito | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 15:07 |
| 143 | Robert Donaldson | Team Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
| 144 | Sakarias Koller Løland | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 145 | Dylan Groenewegen | Unibet Rose Rockets | 15:32 |
| 146 | Tomas Kopecky | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 147 | Lukas Kubis | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 148 | Alberto Bettiol | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 149 | Frank van den Broek | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 150 | Jonathan Milan | Lidl-Trek | 17:03 |
| 151 | Filippo Ganna | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 17:57 |
| 152 | Davide Ballerini | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 153 | Matteo Malucelli | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 154 | Enrico Zanoncello | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | s.t. |
| 155 | Sean Flynn | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 156 | Simone Consonni | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 157 | Max Walscheid | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 158 | Luca Mozzato | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 159 | Elmar Reinders | Unibet Rose Rockets | s.t. |
| 160 | Tim Naberman | Team Picnic PostNL | s.t. |
| 161 | Arjen Livyns | XDS Astana Team | s.t. |
| 162 | Fabian Lienhard | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 163 | Giovanni Lonardi | Team Polti-VisitMalta | s.t. |
| 164 | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 165 | Erlend Blikra | Uno-X Mobility | s.t. |
| 166 | Jardi Van Der Lee | EF Education-EasyPost | s.t. |
| 167 | Edward Planckaert | Alpecin-Premier Tech | s.t. |
GC after stage 8:
1,422 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.243 km/hr
| 1 | Afonso Eulalio | Bahrain Victorious | 34hr 28min 42sec |
| 2 | Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | @ 3min 15sec |
| 3 | Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 3:34 |
| 4 | Christian Scaroni | XDS Astana Team | 4:18 |
| 5 | Jai Hindley | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 4:23 |
| 6 | Giulio Pellizzari | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 4:28 |
| 7 | Ben O'Connor | Team Jayco-AlUla | 4:32 |
| 8 | Mathys Rondel | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 4:56 |
| 9 | Thymen Arensman | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 5:07 |
| 10 | Michael Storer | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 5:11 |
| 11 | Markel Beloki | EF Education-EasyPost | 5:31 |
| 12 | Jan Hirt | NSN Cycling Team | 5:40 |
| 13 | Igor Arrieta | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 5:54 |
| 14 | Derek Gee-West | Lidl-Trek | 6:10 |
| 15 | Egan Bernal | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 6:18 |
| 16 | Davide Piganzoli | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 6:22 |
| 17 | Damiano Caruso | Bahrain Victorious | 6:32 |
| 18 | Chris Harper | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 6:41 |
| 19 | Jan Christen | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 6:59 |
| 20 | Lennert Van Eetvelt | Lotto-Intermarché | 7:12 |
| 21 | Johannes Kulset | Uno-X Mobility | 7:14 |
| 22 | Alexander Cepeda | EF Education-EasyPost | 7:48 |
| 23 | David de la Cruz | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 8:11 |
| 24 | Sepp Kuss | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 8:19 |
| 25 | Gregor Mühlberger | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 8:29 |
| 26 | Martin López | XDS Astana Team | 9:04 |
| 27 | Enric Mas | Movistar Team | 9:14 |
| 28 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | 9:42 |
| 29 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 11:34 |
| 30 | Josh Kench | Groupama-FDJ United | 12:11 |
| 31 | Koen Bouwman | Team Jayco-AlUla | 14:19 |
| 32 | Giovanni Aleotti | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 15:07 |
| 33 | Wout Poels | Unibet Rose Rockets | 15:22 |
| 34 | Ludovico Crescioli | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 15:29 |
| 35 | Juan Pedro Lopez | Movistar Team | 15:53 |
| 36 | Gianmarco Garofoli | Soudal Quick-Step | 18:04 |
| 37 | Javier Romo | Movistar Team | 19:15 |
| 38 | Filippo Zana | Soudal Quick-Step | 20:27 |
| 39 | Andreas Leknessund | Uno-X Mobility | 20:32 |
| 40 | Jhonatan Narvaez | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 21:12 |
| 41 | Einer Rubio | Movistar Team | 24:44 |
| 42 | Lorenzo Milesi | Movistar Team | 24:47 |
| 43 | Callum Scotson | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 28:32 |
| 44 | Martin Tjøtta | Uno-X Mobility | 29:49 |
| 45 | Nickolas Zukowsky | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 30:29 |
| 46 | Thomas Silva | XDS Astana Team | 31:23 |
| 47 | Alan Hatherly | Team Jayco-AlUla | 31:26 |
| 48 | Diego Ulissi | XDS Astana Team | 32:29 |
| 49 | Embret Svestad-Bårdseng | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 33:15 |
| 50 | Magnus Sheffield | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 33:37 |
| 51 | William Barta | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 34:27 |
| 52 | Bart Lemmen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 35:21 |
| 53 | Florian Stork | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 35:22 |
| 54 | Victor Campenaerts | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 36:25 |
| 55 | Brieuc Rolland | Groupama-FDJ United | 36:29 |
| 56 | Andrea Raccagni Noviero | Soudal Quick-Step | 37:08 |
| 57 | Manuele Tarozzi | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 37:26 |
| 58 | Simone Gualdi | Lotto-Intermarché | 37:54 |
| 59 | Matteo Sobrero | Lidl-Trek | 37:55 |
| 60 | Thomas Pesenti | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 38:31 |
| 61 | Ben Turner | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 40:19 |
| 62 | Alessandro Tonelli | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 40:36 |
| 63 | Ben Zwiehoff | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 40:40 |
| 64 | Alessandro Pinarello | NSN Cycling Team | 40:54 |
| 65 | Jack Haig | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 41:02 |
| 66 | Johannes Staune-Mittet | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 42:04 |
| 67 | Nelson Oliveira | Movistar Team | 42:23 |
| 68 | Mark Donovan | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 44:45 |
| 69 | Nick Schultz | NSN Cycling Team | 45:14 |
| 70 | Edoardo Zambanini | Bahrain Victorious | 45:24 |
| 71 | Michael Valgren | EF Education-EasyPost | 47:15 |
| 72 | Alec Segaert | Bahrain Victorious | 47:58 |
| 73 | Andrea Mifsud | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 48:45 |
| 74 | Lawrence Warbasse | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 50:30 |
| 75 | Orluis Aular | Movistar Team | 50:37 |
| 76 | Filippo Turconi | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 52:13 |
| 77 | Warren Barguil | Team Picnic PostNL | 52:42 |
| 78 | Corbin Strong | NSN Cycling Team | 52:59 |
| 79 | Vicente Rojas | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 53:12 |
| 80 | Francesco Busatto | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 53:14 |
| 81 | Mikkel Bjerg | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 53:55 |
| 82 | Gianni Moscon | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 54:06 |
| 83 | Luca Paletti | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 54:37 |
| 84 | Toon Aerts | Lotto-Intermarché | 55:47 |
| 85 | Tobias Bayer | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 58:03 |
| 86 | Rémy Rochas | Groupama-FDJ United | 59:50 |
| 87 | Christopher Juul-Jensen | Team Jayco-AlUla | 1:00:11 |
| 88 | Fabio Van den Bossche | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:00:19 |
| 89 | Lorenzo Rota | Lotto-Intermarché | 1:00:24 |
| 90 | Filippo Ganna | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 1:00:42 |
| 91 | Paul Magnier | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:01:55 |
| 92 | Gijs Leemreize | Team Picnic PostNL | 1:02:34 |
| 93 | Darren Rafferty | EF Education-EasyPost | 1:03:03 |
| 94 | Mick van Dijke | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 1:03:25 |
| 95 | Mirco Maestri | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 1:03:51 |
| 96 | Axel Huens | Groupama-FDJ United | 1:04:05 |
| 97 | Nikita Tsvetkov | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 1:04:06 |
| 98 | David González | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1:04:26 |
| 99 | Jasper Stuyven | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:04:55 |
| 100 | Tobias Lund Andresen | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1:04:58 |
| 101 | Filippo Magli | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 1:05:26 |
| 102 | Fredrik Dversnes | Uno-X Mobility | 1:05:45 |
| 103 | Diego Sevilla | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 1:06:21 |
| 104 | Madis Mihkels | EF Education-EasyPost | 1:07:29 |
| 105 | Johan Jacobs | Groupama-FDJ United | 1:07:31 |
| 106 | Robert Stannard | Bahrain Victorious | 1:07:47 |
| 107 | Pascal Ackermann | Team Jayco-AlUla | 1:09:24 |
| 108 | Mathijs Paasschens | Bahrain Victorious | 1:09:57 |
| 109 | Iván García Cortina | Movistar Team | 1:10:10 |
| 110 | Alberto Bettiol | XDS Astana Team | 1:10:15 |
| 111 | Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1:10:28 |
| 112 | Mattia Bais | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 1:10:37 |
| 113 | Ethan Vernon | NSN Cycling Team | 1:11:11 |
| 114 | Robert Donaldson | Team Jayco-AlUla | 1:11:25 |
| 115 | Markus Hoelgaard | Uno-X Mobility | 1:11:28 |
| 116 | Connor Swift | Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team | 1:11:35 |
| 117 | Oliver Naesen | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1:11:53 |
| 118 | Martin Marcellusi | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 1:12:05 |
| 119 | Remi Cavagna | Groupama-FDJ United | 1:12:14 |
| 120 | James Shaw | EF Education-EasyPost | 1:12:14 |
| 121 | Cyril Barthe | Groupama-FDJ United | 1:12:33 |
| 122 | Niklas Larsen | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1:12:39 |
| 123 | Jonas Rutsch | Lotto-Intermarché | 1:13:42 |
| 124 | Sjoerd Bax | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1:14:22 |
| 125 | Fran Miholjevic | Bahrain Victorious | 1:14:31 |
| 126 | Chris Hamilton | Team Picnic PostNL | 1:15:00 |
| 127 | Tim Rex | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1:15:26 |
| 128 | Timo Kielich | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1:15:43 |
| 129 | Jardi Van Der Lee | EF Education-EasyPost | 1:15:46 |
| 130 | Jonas Geens | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 1:17:57 |
| 131 | Davide Ballerini | XDS Astana Team | 1:18:20 |
| 132 | Ayco Bastiaens | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:19:22 |
| 133 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier | Lidl-Trek | 1:19:40 |
| 134 | Jensen Plowright | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 1:20:14 |
| 135 | Luca Vergallito | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 1:21:05 |
| 136 | Paul Penhoët | Groupama-FDJ United | 1:22:11 |
| 137 | Edward Planckaert | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 1:22:27 |
| 138 | Jonathan Milan | Lidl-Trek | 1:23:29 |
| 139 | Lukas Kubis | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1:23:49 |
| 140 | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl-Trek | 1:24:57 |
| 141 | António Morgado | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 1:25:30 |
| 142 | Sakarias Koller Løland | Uno-X Mobility | 1:25:38 |
| 143 | Dion Smith | NSN Cycling Team | 1:27:20 |
| 144 | Dries van Gestel | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:28:19 |
| 145 | Casper van Uden | Team Picnic PostNL | 1:28:31 |
| 146 | Nico Denz | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 1:29:12 |
| 147 | Tord Gudmestad | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1:29:14 |
| 148 | Tim Naberman | Team Picnic PostNL | 1:30:47 |
| 149 | Matyas Kopecky | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1:32:06 |
| 150 | Tomas Kopecky | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1:32:46 |
| 151 | Ryan Mullen | NSN Cycling Team | 1:33:06 |
| 152 | Enrico Zanoncello | Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber | 1:33:27 |
| 153 | Giovanni Lonardi | Team Polti-VisitMalta | 1:33:48 |
| 154 | Hartthijs de Vries | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1:36:48 |
| 155 | Fabian Lienhard | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1:37:12 |
| 156 | Dylan Groenewegen | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1:37:17 |
| 157 | Simone Consonni | Lidl-Trek | 1:37:53 |
| 158 | Luca Mozzato | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1:38:36 |
| 159 | Sean Flynn | Team Picnic PostNL | 1:39:13 |
| 160 | Elmar Reinders | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1:39:46 |
| 161 | Robin Froidevaux | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1:40:01 |
| 162 | Max Walscheid | Lidl-Trek | 1:40:45 |
| 163 | Johan Price-Pejtersen | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 1:40:51 |
| 164 | Arjen Livyns | XDS Astana Team | 1:43:55 |
| 165 | Erlend Blikra | Uno-X Mobility | 1:44:43 |
| 166 | Matteo Malucelli | XDS Astana Team | 1:45:09 |
| 167 | Frank van den Broek | Team Picnic PostNL | 1:53:30 |
Stage 8 map & profile:

Stage 8 map

Stage 8 profile
Stage 8 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Starting ceremonies: Team XDS Astana is presented.

A small group tries to get away.

The peloton races through an Italian town.

Jhonatan Narvaez wins stage eight. Alone.

Second-place Andreas Leknessund came in 32 seconds later.

Martin Tjøtta was third.

Thomas Silva was fourth in the stage.

Markel Beloki was tenth across the line.

Stage winner Jhonatan Narvaez

Afonso Eulalio will start stage nine in pink.