Who is leading the Giro d'Italia? Maglia rosa and general classification standings
The Giro d'Italia general classification standings shuffled again on stage eight as Primoz Roglic conceded the leader's pink jersey to Italian veteran Diego Ulissi.
Ulissi was part of a nearly 20-strong breakaway group that escaped on a frantic, relentless hilly stage in the Apennines, won by Jayco AlUla's Luke Plapp.
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Ulissi took third on the stage but the bonus seconds, and a nearly four-minute lead on the peloton, were enough to see him pull on pink and end a four-year drought for a home wearer of the iconic jersey.
The race remains a battle between Roglic and his major rival Juan Ayuso, who won stage seven, and the Spaniard nicked another second battle from the 2023 champion with a late sprint to the line in Castelraimondo.
Stage eight results
1) Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla), in 4:44:20
2) Wilco Kelderman (Visma-Lease a Bike), +38'
3) Diego Ulissi (XDS-Astana), +38'
4) Igor Arrieta (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), +1'22'
5) Nicolas Prodhomme (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team), +1'35'
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6) Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team), +1'48'
7) Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS-Astana), +1'48'
8) Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost), +2'59'
9) Romain Bardet (Picnic PostNL), +3'02'
10) Alessio Martinelli (VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizane), +4'37'
(AP)
General classification
1) Diego Ulissi (XDS-Astana), in 29:21:23
2) Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS-Astana), +12'
3) Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), +17'
4) Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +20'
5) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +26'
6) Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) +44'
7) Max Poole (Team Picnic PostNL)+47'
8) Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) +50'
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9) Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +51'
10) Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) +56'
Points classification
1) Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 153pts
2) Alessandro Tonelli (Polti VisitMalta) 59
3) Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) 55
4) Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL) 50
5) Orluis Aular (Movistar) 42
King of the mountains (KOM) classification
1) Lorenzo Fortunato (XDS Astana) 98pts
2) Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 50
3) Paul Double (Jayco AlUla) 36
4) Manuele Tarozzi (VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizane), 32
5) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 24
Young riders' classification
1) Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in 29:21:43
2) Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +6'
3) Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) +24'
4) Max Poole (Team Picnic PostNL)+26'
5) Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +40'
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