Jhonathan Narváez won a wild eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, attacking and riding the final 10km alone.
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider attacked Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility), the only other remaining breakaway rider, on the brutal closing slopes to the finish in Fermo, crossing the line 32 seconds ahead of the Norwegian champion.
Mikkel Bjerg, who had been in the day's three-man breakaway with team mate, was pipped in the final, with Leknnessund's team mate Martin Tjøtta taking third.
Having been dropped by the Ecuadorian, Leknessund refused the give up, bringing Narváez back on a short descent. However, Narváez increased his advantage on the 24% gradients inside the final 3km, before riding alone to the line on even more brutal slopes.
A late attack from overall leader Afonso Eulálio (Bahrain Victorious) came to nothing, though he finished 26th, 1'53 behind the leader, and remains in the pink jersey.
The victory was Narváez's second of this year's Giro and his UAE Team Emirates-XRG team's third, a remarkable feat considering they have been down to only five riders after the mass crash on stage 2.