Ecuadorian Jonathan Narváez Secures Third Stage Win in This Year's Giro d'Italia
- May 20, 2026 | 19:00
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Ecuadorian Jonathan Narváez of the United Arab Emirates team secured his third stage victory in this year's Giro d'Italia. He won the 11th stage of the race, which covered 195 kilometers from Porcari to Chiavari, finishing in 4 hours, 33 minutes, and 43 seconds. Narváez triumphed in a sprint finish over Spain's Enric Mas of Movistar, with both riders breaking away from the main group.
Final Sprint and Stage Winners
Mas and Narváez managed to separate from the main group 13 kilometers before the finish, and neither was caught. Narváez, however, was much fresher in the final meters, preventing Mas from overtaking him. Narváez becomes the first rider to secure three stage wins in this year's Giro d'Italia, following his victories in the 4th and 8th stages.
Diego Ulissi of Astana took third place, 11 seconds behind the leaders. He won the sprint finish over the Australian Chris Harper (Pinarello) and the Russian Alexander Vlasov (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).
General Classification and Upcoming Stages
The general classification contenders did not show any ambitions for the stage win today and arrived at the finish in Chiavari three minutes and 24 seconds behind the stage winners. The pink jersey remains on the back of Portuguese Afonso Eufrasio from Bahrain Victorious, who has a 27-second lead over Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (Team Vittoria) and a 1:57 minute lead over Dutchman Tjemen Arensmann (Ineos).
Vingegaard retains the blue jersey for the mountain leader, while the cyclamen jersey for the points classification leader remains with Frenchman Paul Maney (Soudal Quick-Step).
The 12th stage on Thursday covers 175 flat kilometers from Imperia to Novi Ligure.
Photos: Imago
This is incredible to see Jonathan Narváez dominate the Giro stages like this! But will his focus on stage wins come back to haunt him in the general classification? Let's see how he balances it all moving forward.