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05/20 11:43 CDT Narvez storms to Ecuadorian record Giro stage win as Eullio
retains lead
Narvez storms to Ecuadorian record Giro stage win as Eullio retains lead
CHIAVARI, Italy (AP) --- Jhonatan Narvez became the most successful Ecuadorian
stage winner at the Giro d'Italia when the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider
triumphed on Wednesday, while Afonso Eullio remained in the overall lead.
Narvez's victory on stage 11 was his third at this year's race and fifth
overall in the Giro, surpassing 2019 champion Richard Carapaz.
Narvez edged out Enric Mas at the end of the 195-kilometer (121-mile) route
from Porcari to Chiavari that featured three categorized climbs. Diego Ulissi
was third, leading the remnants of the breakaway across the line, 11 seconds
behind.
"All day, all day," Narvez responded with a smile when asked what was the most
difficult part of the stage. "It was a tough stage, especially because we
missed the first breakaway and then the second one as well. After two hours of
hard racing, I tried to bridge across directly to the front of the race.
"I managed to hold on in the climbs, because I realized Enric was the
strongest. I was at my limit because we went full gas all day, but I managed to
pull it off once again."
Narvez and Mas hadn't got in the initial breakaway but managed to make it
across before the climbs. They then attacked on the final ascent, which was
steep but uncategorized, and worked well together on the descent before opening
up the sprint 200 meters from the line.
The peloton rolled across the line more than three minutes behind Narvez, with
Eullio preserving his 27-second advantage over Jonas Vingegaard.
Thymen Arensman is third overall, 1:57 behind Eullio.
Thursday's 12th stage is a 175-kilometer (109-mile) route from Imperia to Novi
Ligure that is mainly flat along the coast before heading inland and over two
lower-category climbs.
The 109th men's Giro ends on May 31 in Rome.
The women's Giro runs from May 30-June 7 with Italian rider Elisa Longo
Borghini the defending champion.
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AP cycling: https://apnews.com/hub/cycling
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