Milan: For the third time in this year’s Giro d’Italia, Jhonatan Narv¡ez came up trumps to land a brilliant stage win for UAE Team Emirates-XRG. Picking up another victory on stage 11, the Ecuadorian national champion made it four stage wins from 11 days for the Emirati squad.

According to Emirates News Agency, over the tough hills that linked Tuscany and Liguria, Narv¡ez was in scintillating form and would not be denied on Wednesday afternoon, despite stiff competition from Enric Mas of Movistar. The three-time Vuelta a Espa±a runner-up crossed the line in second place, with Narv¡ez getting the better of Mas in a two-up sprint to the line.

Earlier in the stage, the 29-year-old and his teammates had missed the moves which looked set to determine the breakaway composition. But the UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad rallied and ensured that an in-form Narv¡ez could bridge across to the front.

In the Giro d’Italia 2026 general classification after stage 11, Afonso Eul¡lio of Bahrain-Victorious leads the general classification with 44:17:41. Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike is second, 27 seconds behind, while Thymen Arensman of Netcompany Ineos sits third at 1:57.