{"id":243672,"date":"2026-05-16T11:35:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/giro-ditalia-stage-8-live-a-good-chance-for-the-breakaway-or-puncheurs-with-four-climbs-packed-into-challenging-finale\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:35:44","slug":"giro-ditalia-stage-8-live-a-good-chance-for-the-breakaway-or-puncheurs-with-four-climbs-packed-into-challenging-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/giro-ditalia-stage-8-live-a-good-chance-for-the-breakaway-or-puncheurs-with-four-climbs-packed-into-challenging-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Giro d&#8217;Italia stage 8 LIVE: A good chance for the breakaway or puncheurs with four climbs packed into challenging finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Refresh <i class=\"fa fa-refresh\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T11:35:44+00:00\">2026-05-16T11:35:44.723Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2c8bd7b3-bdb9-4753-93e6-6c9c962bb61c\">Riders are swarming around the race car as they await the flag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T11:33:03+00:00\">2026-05-16T11:33:03.378Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-c99aa40b-319f-440d-9358-d1ea9e0bb27f\">Eulalio didn&#8217;t commit to expressing what he felt his chances of keeping hold of the pink jersey are. &#8220;We need to fight, and we need to try to keep the jersey, and we will fight til the rest day for sure,&#8221; he said after yesterday&#8217;s stage.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/i-tried-to-suffer-as-much-as-possible-giro-d-italia-leader-afonso-eulalio-survives-blockhaus-after-hard-fight-to-limit-time-loss\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/i-tried-to-suffer-as-much-as-possible-giro-d-italia-leader-afonso-eulalio-survives-blockhaus-after-hard-fight-to-limit-time-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;I tried to suffer as much as possible&#8217; &#8211; Giro d&#8217;Italia leader Afonso Eul\u00e1lio survives Blockhaus after hard fight to limit time loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T11:28:31+00:00\">2026-05-16T11:28:31.823Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fcba275c-b2a4-4276-9e52-b71d83e0fe10\">Afonso Eulalio remains in pink today, albeit with his advantage slashed to 3:17 following the Blockhaus summit finish. The climbs today will be more in his wheelhouse, and he&#8217;ll be confident of retaining the lead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-48675c4c-639c-42a9-8dbb-8be948f4dea4\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tMrAqXs6g52qc9FrGg3GB6-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tMrAqXs6g52qc9FrGg3GB6-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tMrAqXs6g52qc9FrGg3GB6-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tMrAqXs6g52qc9FrGg3GB6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tMrAqXs6g52qc9FrGg3GB6-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tMrAqXs6g52qc9FrGg3GB6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T11:19:47+00:00\">2026-05-16T11:19:47.732Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d6429cf2-7e78-4566-8c1d-4eddf791780e\">The crowds cheer the riders rollout from the neutralised start. Travelling through the narrow streets of Chieti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T11:13:20+00:00\">2026-05-16T11:13:20.713Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-160b9def-2b5f-47e7-bfd9-99ac90fbb77c\">That said, the parcours today looks very good for the chance of a breakaway succeeding, with lots of riders now far enough down on GC to be allowed up the road by the few still left in GC contention, and climbs ranked category three and four that might suit puncheurs rather than pure climbers. Therefore there could be an intense, exhausting battle to get into the break at the start &#8211; brace yourself!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T11:10:37+00:00\">2026-05-16T11:10:37.825Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-c7e94eb7-aa43-435b-9218-842738011d4a\">The sky is blue and the weather warm, for what should be a pleasant day in the saddle &#8211; at least until the climbing starts deeper into the stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T11:02:58+00:00\">2026-05-16T11:02:58.754Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-696c9af7-2e42-494b-8ee0-fd85fce108e0\">The riders have assembled in Chieti, and the unofficial start is set for 13:15 CET, in about a quarter of an hour.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-e782ab1e-e057-424e-ad2c-fd76bbb4d6ab\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd.jpg\" alt=\"CHIETI, ITALY - MAY 16: David de la Cruz of Spain and Team Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling prior to the 109th Giro d&amp;amp;amp;apos;Italia 2026, Stage 8 a 156km stage from Chieti to Fermo 315m \/ #UCIWT \/ on May 16, 2026 in Chieti, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RyrgoD76DLJoKnGuyA6Pnd.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T10:57:25+00:00\">2026-05-16T10:57:25.537Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4bdc496d-3225-4358-929e-6eed8d8afbdb\">Yesterday was a pivotal game-changer in the race for the Pink Jersey, a first real sort-out in the GC and true revelation of who of the pre-race contenders are going best, and in the race for the podium. We\u2019ll be reflecting on what happened throughout the stage today, but first have a read of our extensive analysis.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/jonas-vingegaard-takes-control-of-the-giro-d-italia-on-blockhaus-as-expected-but-should-the-narrowing-gap-to-felix-gall-be-a-cause-for-concern-gc-analysis\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/jonas-vingegaard-takes-control-of-the-giro-d-italia-on-blockhaus-as-expected-but-should-the-narrowing-gap-to-felix-gall-be-a-cause-for-concern-gc-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonas Vingegaard takes control of Giro d&#8217;Italia on Blockhaus as expected, but should the narrow gap to Felix Gall be a cause for concern? \u2013 GC analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T10:47:05+00:00\">2026-05-16T10:47:05.151Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3dc14ca4-c38f-47ea-acf7-2ec26f85f474\">And don&#8217;t forget to vote on what you think is going to happen in the poll above!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Or even better, get involved in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-7152a1e9-16f2-47ae-8214-ca93dc40c88d\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T10:45:33+00:00\">2026-05-16T10:45:33.807Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-c495b2ae-8bb2-468f-a292-f28fa0ebe828\">If you&#8217;re after a closer look at the stage today, here&#8217;s our full preview with details of all the climbs and sprints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/2026-giro-d-italia-stage-8-preview\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/2026-giro-d-italia-stage-8-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Giro d&#8217;Italia stage 8 preview &#8211; Short, punchy climbs pepper the final, making a great chance for the breakaway<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-16T10:43:14+00:00\">2026-05-16T10:43:14.325Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-feb29dec-5f68-49c0-a008-2a0e588a67ba\">On the menu today is 155km in the Marche region from Chieti to Fermo. It&#8217;s a fairly simple roll out, but then a challenging 55km, with four climbs and a hilltop finish in Fermo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">We&#8217;ll be here with live updates all day long, plus results and news after the stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-6168f35a-f2f7-4a47-9b61-35696c5736fc\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.56%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W.jpg\" alt=\"Route information for the 2026 Giro d&amp;#039;Italia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qqgEPdGF38k3CHvvBPv57W.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: RCS Sport)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside id=\"seasonal_0\" class=\"hawk-root\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<p id=\"elk-4083357d-6864-41f2-aaee-43c857366bb8\">Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 8 of the Giro d&#8217;Italia!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/giro-d-italia-stage-8-live-a-good-chance-for-the-breakaway-or-puncheurs-with-four-climbs-packed-into-challenging-finale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh 2026-05-16T11:35:44.723Z Riders are swarming around the race car as they await the flag. 2026-05-16T11:33:03.378Z Eulalio didn&#8217;t commit to expressing what he felt his chances of keeping hold of the pink jersey are. &#8220;We need to fight, and we need to try to keep the jersey, and we will fight til the rest day for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":243673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-243672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}