Jhonatan NARVAEZ. 10 with honors. Matxin had told us this morning: "We must not lose heart, we have the obligation to transform negatives into opportunities". Said, done. Jan Christen attempts a finisher's move 1500 meters from the finish line, tries a surprise attack: if it works, great, otherwise Jhonatan will take care of it. He, the Ecuadorian, shows up right on cue with his story: his third stage victory, after also wearing the pink jersey in 2024. A team victory, for the entire team, for the three guys who went home, for a team battered by misfortune since the start of the year, but not accustomed to feeling sorry for itself, accustomed to winning: the only way to console itself.

Orlus AULAR. 9. The rating for him, the rating for the team that was spectacular, from start to finish. He tries to take home a victory that would have been the just recognition for himself and for the entire team. He takes home the place of honor, with plenty of honor.

Giulio CICCONE. 8. Attentive and shrewd. He doesn't waste pedal strokes and doesn't throw away a more than golden opportunity either. Gee's puncture throws the team into turmoil, but the squad doesn't lose its head and neither does Cicco. He's here for the stages, but meanwhile he brings home the first pink jersey of his career to the hotel.

Jan CHRISTEN. 8. He tries to upset the odds with a surprise move that could earn him the stage and the jersey. Nothing comes of it, but meanwhile the jersey is there, just 4 seconds away.

Ben TURNER. 8. He gives himself to Bernal and then also tries to give himself a gift: but you can't expect the moon, even though today for Egan he was much more than a satellite.

Alessandro PINARELLO. 7. The 22-year-old from Veneto stays with the big boys and puts in a sprint worthy of the greats.

Lenner VAN EETVELT. 5.5. The Belgian is fast, but today he probably arrives with his tongue hanging out.

Diego ULISSI. 6.5. At 36 years old he still shows he can move his legs pretty well. Eternal.

Florian STORK. 5.5. He has the chance to play it, and he plays it very badly.

Matteo SOBRERO. 8. He helps Gee get back, helps Ciccone to sprint. He helps like crazy: immense!

Giulio PELLIZZARI. 7. He does the Red Bull KM sprint and takes 4 seconds, the 6 go to Christen. Third is Ciccone (2 seconds). He races attentively and aggressively. He also sprints, to try to grab something else. He tries to battle with generous creativity. They say: he wastes too much. If that's the case, so does Vingegaard. So, let them do their thing...

Derek GEE. 7. He's there with the best, but bad luck is still with him. After ending up in the dirt in the second stage, today he's slowed down by a puncture. Matteo Sobrero is stopped to help him get back: danger averted. Let's hope for him it's over.

Egan BERNAL. 4. He boils over on Colle Tunno. Helped by Ben Turner, he saves his skin.

Einer RUBIO. 8. Movistar on Colle Tunno does what it wants. The guys from Sciandri and White are the real dynamite charge within the group. Einer in the finale pulls to the death, as if there were no tomorrow. Today, meanwhile, he does what he wants in the name and on behalf of.

Thomas SILVA. 5. Short stage, like his experience in pink. The Cozzo Tunno (14 km: 5.9% - 11%) is enough to blow him apart. The Uruguayan pink jersey collapses. An unconditional surrender, no ifs or buts. At the Giro, a champion of his caliber didn't have luck either, one whose last name was Thomas, for someone whose first name is called that, things certainly don't go better.

Martin MARCELLUSI. 8. The 26-year-old from Lazio with Bardiani CSF 7 Saber is shrewd in immediately taking the right pace to escape from the group. Away with Darren Rafferty (EF Education Easypost), Niklas Larsen (Unibet Rose Rockets), Warren Barguil (Picnic PostNL), Mattia Bais (Polti VisitMalta) and Johan Jacobs (Groupama FDJ United). A stage for attackers, given that the stage is for attackers.

Wilko KELDERMAN. 17. You can't say things went better for the Dutchman. For him too there was a lack of a bit of backside, also because after last Saturday's graze something on the asphalt must have been left behind. Square centimeters of skin left on the road, he leaves the race before it resumes its journey. Lack of backside: in every sense.

Kaden GROVES. 17. The Australian sprinter from Alpecin, who started from Bulgaria with number 1, is the first to stop today. End of transmissions, end of suffering. Crashed in Friday's opening stage, for him three days of suffering. He was one of the big names of this Giro, which we've only just glimpsed.

Arnaud DE LIE. 17. The Belgian also has to surrender. He arrives at the Giro already a victim of gastroenteritis and in the end must raise the white flag. Nothing doing for the Lotto rider; cyclists may have the strength to get over their ailments by pedaling, but if the music doesn't change quickly, as they go along only the physiognomy changes. For the record: four stages, already ten withdrawals. 5% is not insignificant.