Jhonatan NARVAEZ. 10 with honors. He's developed a taste for it: him and his entire team, UAE Team Emirates – XRG. After his victory in Cosenza, the 29-year-old Ecuadorian rider repeats his success on the Giro roads with textbook race management. What is decided in the motorhome, he and his faithful Mikkel Bjerg put into practice. They wanted to win and they succeed in their objective. You have to work up a sweat, especially because there are many who want to take home the stage of the "Marche walls," but the Emiratis are the most motivated, the most determined and race with exemplary clarity. Second stage victory for Jhonatan, fourth in his Giro career, third in this edition for the team "orphaned" of three riders from the start. There are five of them, but they know how to make do with four. Today comes the third, but there's reason to believe it won't stop – they won't stop: after all, they're used to counting. Mathematical.

Andreas LEKNESSUND. 9. The 26-year-old Norwegian fights like a lion. The Uno-X Mobility rider has the great merit of inserting himself into the decisive breakaway, the one created by Narvaez and Bjerg when there are 70 km to the finish. He's the third wheel and takes home a second place that's worth a first. Tireless.

Martin TJOTTA. 7. Trots along, Martin Tjotta. Another Norwegian on the podium: two out of three. Olé.

Thomas SILVA. 7. The Uruguayan is thoroughly enjoying this experience in the "pink race." He happily kicks along at the front of the group. He races his own race and does it well.

Lorenzo MILESI. 6.5. He attacks, fights and stays in the thick of the race until the end. Perhaps he hoped for more, but with this condition he can hope to do important things further ahead.

Christian SCARONI. 7. He throws himself into the fray and climbs seven positions in the general classification: now he's 5th. Bold descents and climbs. Launched.

Jan CHRISTEN. 6.5. He also throws himself into the attack, and gains four positions in the overall: now he's 19th.

Simone GUALDI. 7.5. He's only 21 years old, but he moves with great personality and consistency. Today too he's up front with the best of the young riders: he represents them at his best.

Gianmarco GAROFOLI. 6.5. The 23-year-old from the Marche region races on home roads and shows himself very well.

Jay HINDLEY. 6.5. Of the general classification contenders, he's the quickest, but Vingegaard (rating 6.5) is just as quick: he's always there. Serene.

Alberto BETTIOL. 6.5. For someone who has the Tour of Flanders in his palmares, the Fermo walls are too strong a call. They solicit him, they tickle him. He goes on reconnaissance at km 7 with a rider of great caliber: Filippo Ganna. The two will remain in command until km 53, when they'll be caught. For them 46 km in the breakaway. First hour of racing: 50.9 km/h average. That's a fine pace.

Filippo TURCONI. 6. He's an attacker, the Bardiani CSF 7 Saber rider. Today the stage lends itself to it and there are many who get going from the first meters. With Filippo they try immediately: Francesco Busatto (Alpecin - Premier Tech), Simone Gualdi (Lotto Intermarchè), Iván García Cortina (Movistar Team), Mattia Bais (Team Polti VisitMalta) and Alberto Bettiol (XDS Astana Team). They're the first to throw down the gauntlet. They're the first to try.

Fabio CHRISTEN. 17. The Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team rider, in a straight section at high speed at the start of the stage, turns and loses control of his bicycle. A very nasty crash: for him, retirement is inevitable. After him it's the turn of Jake Stewart (NSN Cycling Team). It's the 17th retirement in this Giro.