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2021 Giro d’Italia: Stage 8 Results

  • Ron 

France’s Victor Lafay claimed Stage 8 in Guardia Sanframondi as he powered to victory from a 9-man breakaway group at the bottom of the 4km long finishing climb. Francesco Gavazzi and Nikias Arndt rounded out the podium. Attila Valter retained the Maglia Rosa for the third consecutive day ahead of tomorrow’s spectacular stage to Campo Felice that includes a gravelled road up the final hill.

Speaking at the press conference, the stage winner Victor Lafay said: “All day in the breakaway, it was about recovering before the climb. With 25km to go, attacks began and I had to be careful of Nelson Oliveira and the others. I had to make sure they wouldn’t go too far. I managed that very well. With 3km to go, it was the right time to isolate myself at the front. Yesterday I was working for Elia Viviani. He’s our leader. I believe he can win a stage. He takes the pressure off the team and we won today because he has let us do what we want in the stages with climbs.”

Maglia Rosa Attila Valter said: “Early in today’s stage, I found myself in a second group when the peloton split in two. It was my mistake but I remained relaxed because riders like Bardet and Nibali were around me and it was super far away from the finish. Coming a bit late to road cycling, positioning is still something I have to learn but wearing the Maglia Rosa helps a lot. This jersey is my responsibility now. Egan Bernal is doing very well in that sense. He’s never outside of the top 10 in the bunch. I hope tomorrow I’ll be doing even better in terms of riding at the front. I have the motivation to retain the Maglia Rosa. With a gravel section, the profile of the stage could make it a good one for me.”

2021 Giro d’Italia: Stage 8 Results

  1. Victor Lafay (Cofidis) – 170km in 4h06’47”, average speed 41.332 km/h
  2. Francesco Gavazzi (Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team) at 36”
  3. Nikias Arndt (Team DSM) at 37”

General Classification After Stage 8:

  1. Attila Valter (Groupama – FDJ)
  2. Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) at 11”
  3. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) at 16”

Jerseys

  • Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – Attila Valter (Groupama – FDJ)
  • Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo Zanetti – Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix). Merlier wears the Maglia Ciclamino after Caleb Ewan withdrew from the race
  • Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Gino Mäder (Bahrain Victorious)
  • Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Intimissimi Uomo – Attila Valter (Groupama – FDJ), worn by Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step)
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