Movistar’s Richard Carapaz won stage eight of the Giro d’Italia that finished in Montevergine di Mercogliano today.
The Ecuadorian rider completed the 209km route, which started in Praia a Mare, in a time of 5:11:35.
A bunch of riders in action during stage six of the Giro d’Italia that finished in Etna on Thursday. Photo: Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse
He was followed home by Bora-Hansgrohe’s Davide Formolo after and Groupama-FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot after seven seconds.
Mitchelton-Scott’s Simon Yates holds on to the overall lead with a total time of 31:43:12. Team Sunweb’s Tom Dumoulin is second and Mitchelton-Scott’s Esteban Chaves places third.
The results were as follows.
Stage eight
1. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team 5:11:35
2. Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe +0:00:07
3. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
4. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) LottoNL-Jumbo
5. Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
7. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott
8. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
9. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale
10. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team
*Selected
29. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data
69. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:05:26
98. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data
99. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
General classification
1. Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott 31:43:12
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb +0:00:16
3. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott +0:00:26
4. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ +0:00:41
5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida +0:00:45
6. Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team +0:00:53
7. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team +0:01:03
8. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team +0:01:06
9. Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky +0:01:10
10. George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo +0:01:11
*Selected
26. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data +0:04:34
57. Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data +0:26:04
86. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data +0:38:18
144. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data +1:00:06
