Irishman Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) won the 8th stage of the Giro after a huge ride of more than 50 km, this Saturday May 13 in Fossombrone. In the first ascent of the Cappuccini, he left behind the other riders who were never able to catch up with him afterwards. ” When I accelerated, I wanted to make a first selection but nobody followed me. I knew I was capable of doing it alone. So I left commented Healy, who won by one minute and 49 seconds ahead of Canadian Derek Gee and Italian Filippo Zana. With this stage victory, he signs the greatest success of his career, after a 2nd place at the Flèche Brabançonne then at the Amstel Gold Race, as well as a 4th place at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. In the general classification, the Norwegian Andreas Leknessund retains the pink jersey while Remco Evenepoel loses a 14-second lead over Primoz Roglic on the eve of the second time trial.