CYCLING ART BLOG

  The Ecuadorian national champion, Jhonatan Narvaez has the trifect with a brillant stage win for UAE Emirates XRG. Narvaez made it four stage wins from 11 days for the Emirati squad. Over the hills of Tuscany and Liguria, Narvaez would not be denied, despite competitions from Eric Mas (Movistar). The three-time Vuelta a Espana runner-up crossed the the line in second places, with Narvaez getting the better of Mas in a two-up sprint to the line.  “All day was hard. When we started the meeting in the bus saying that we had to jump in a breakaway, because of our goal, and then we missed the first group, then we missed the second group. Then, after two hours of hard racing, I tried straight to jump to the breakaway, and I think this was difficult. Eric Mas was the strongest in the climb, and I knew I had to play my game.” -Jhonatan Narvaez   “