Giro d'Italia 2025 GC Update | XDS Astana Team take control as Diego Ulissi & Lorenzo Fortunato kick Primoz Roglic out of Maglia Rosa on stage 8
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2025 has been an incredible year so far for the XDS Astana Team and although they missed out on the win on stage 8 to Luke Plapp at the Giro d'Italia, the team has secured the consolation prize of the top 2 spots in the general classification through Diego Ulissi and Lorenzo Fortunato respectively.
For Ulissi, an eight-time Giro d'Italia stage winner, this marks a first ever spell in the lead of his home Grand Tour, a special moment for the 35-year-old Italian no doubt. In the GC, Ulissi now holds a 12 second advantage over his teammate Fortunato, with former Maglia Rosa Primoz Roglic bumped down to 3rd overall at 17 seconds down.
UAE Team Emirates - XRG duo Juan Ayuso (+20) and Isaac del Toro (+26) then sit 4th and 5th respectively, with Antonio Tiberi (+44), Max Poole (+47), Michael Storer (+50), Brandon McNulty (+51) and Simon Yates (+56) completing the top 10 heading into stage 9.
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2025 Giro d'Italia GC Update after stage 8
| 1 | ▲29 | ULISSI Diego | XDS Astana Team | 29:21:23 |
| 2 | ▲23 | FORTUNATO Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | 0:12 |
| 3 | ▼2 | ROGLIČ Primož | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 0:17 |
| 4 | ▼2 | AYUSO Juan | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 0:20 |
| 5 | ▼2 | DEL TORO Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 0:26 |
| 6 | ▼2 | TIBERI Antonio | Bahrain - Victorious | 0:44 |
| 7 | ▼2 | POOLE Max | Team Picnic PostNL | 0:47 |
| 8 | ▼2 | STORER Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 0:50 |
| 9 | ▼2 | MCNULTY Brandon | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 0:51 |
| 10 | ▼1 | YATES Simon | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 0:56 |
| 11 | ▼1 | CARAPAZ Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | ,, |
| 12 | ▼1 | CARUSO Damiano | Bahrain - Victorious | 0:58 |
| 13 | ▼1 | PELLIZZARI Giulio | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1:00 |
| 14 | ▼1 | CICCONE Giulio | Lidl - Trek | 1:01 |
| 15 | ▼1 | BERNAL Egan | INEOS Grenadiers | 1:03 |
| 16 | ▼1 | YATES Adam | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1:05 |
| 17 | ▼1 | HARPER Chris | Team Jayco AlUla | 1:20 |
| 18 | ▼1 | RUBIO Einer | Movistar Team | 1:21 |
| 19 | ▼1 | PIDCOCK Thomas | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1:27 |
| 20 | ▼1 | PIGANZOLI Davide | Team Polti VisitMalta | 1:33 |
| 21 | ▼13 | VACEK Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 1:34 |
| 22 | ▼2 | GEE Derek | Israel - Premier Tech | 1:51 |
| 23 | ▼2 | GAUDU David | Groupama - FDJ | 2:00 |
| 24 | ▼2 | ARENSMAN Thymen | INEOS Grenadiers | 2:25 |
| 25 | ▼2 | MAJKA Rafał | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 2:51 |
| 26 | ▼2 | QUINTANA Nairo | Movistar Team | 3:01 |
| 27 | ▼1 | POELS Wout | XDS Astana Team | 3:28 |
| 28 | ▲12 | PRODHOMME Nicolas | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 3:32 |
| 29 | ▼2 | CEPEDA Jefferson Alveiro | Movistar Team | 3:36 |
| 30 | ▼2 | MEINTJES Louis | Intermarché - Wanty | 3:50 |
| 31 | ▼2 | KNOX James | Soudal Quick-Step | 3:59 |
| 32 | ▲12 | KELDERMAN Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 4:05 |
| 33 | ▼1 | TJØTTA Martin | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 4:24 |
| 34 | ▲4 | BARDET Romain | Team Picnic PostNL | 4:27 |
| 35 | ▼1 | SAMITIER Sergio | Cofidis | 4:29 |
| 36 | ▼1 | COVILI Luca | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè | 5:11 |
| 37 | ▼1 | CEPEDA Jefferson Alexander | EF Education - EasyPost | 5:45 |
| 38 | ▲1 | SVESTAD-BÅRDSENG Embret | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 6:19 |
| 39 | ▼8 | HOWSON Damien | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
| 40 | ▲2 | GENIETS Kevin | Groupama - FDJ | 7:54 |
| 41 | ▲2 | ZAMBANINI Edoardo | Bahrain - Victorious | 8:28 |
| 42 | ▼5 | FRIGO Marco | Israel - Premier Tech | 11:05 |
| 43 | ▲4 | HAMILTON Chris | Team Picnic PostNL | 11:48 |
| 44 | ▲6 | STORK Florian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 11:57 |
| 45 | ▼12 | CATTANEO Mattia | Soudal Quick-Step | 12:43 |
| 46 | ▲19 | ARRIETA Igor | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 13:27 |
| 47 | ▲7 | LASTRA Jonathan | Cofidis | 13:50 |
| 48 | ▲4 | MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 14:39 |
| 49 | ▲22 | VENDRAME Andrea | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 16:31 |
| 50 | ▲12 | GAROFOLI Gianmarco | Soudal Quick-Step | 17:05 |
| 51 | ▲8 | BOUWMAN Koen | Team Jayco AlUla | 17:39 |
| 52 | ▲1 | CONCI Nicola | XDS Astana Team | 18:22 |
| 53 | ▲13 | RIVERA Brandon Smith | INEOS Grenadiers | 18:28 |
| 54 | ▲13 | TONELLI Alessandro | Team Polti VisitMalta | 18:33 |
| 55 | ▲13 | SHAW James | EF Education - EasyPost | 18:53 |
| 56 | ▼1 | VOISARD Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 18:56 |
| 57 | ▼6 | FORMOLO Davide | Movistar Team | 20:34 |
| 58 | ▲14 | DONOVAN Mark | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 22:03 |
| 59 | ▲19 | KONRAD Patrick | Lidl - Trek | 22:48 |
| 60 | ▲17 | CASTROVIEJO Jonathan | INEOS Grenadiers | 23:03 |
| 61 | ▲20 | VERONA Carlos | Lidl - Trek | 23:04 |
| 62 | ▲13 | FUGLSANG Jakob | Israel - Premier Tech | 23:41 |
| 63 | - | TAROZZI Manuele | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè | 25:05 |
| 64 | ▲22 | MARTINELLI Alessio | VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè | 25:08 |
| 65 | ▲9 | VADER Milan | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 26:40 |
| 66 | ▲21 | PETILLI Simone | Intermarché - Wanty | 26:48 |
| 67 | ▲24 | MASNADA Fausto | XDS Astana Team | 28:04 |
| 68 | ▲24 | WARBASSE Larry | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 29:01 |
| 69 | ▲24 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 29:17 |
| 70 | ▲3 | BILBAO Pello | Bahrain - Victorious | 29:43 |
| 71 | ▲23 | HERMANS Quinten | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 29:51 |
| 72 | ▲4 | LEEMREIZE Gijs | Team Picnic PostNL | 30:33 |
| 73 | ▲49 | PLAPP Luke | Team Jayco AlUla | 39:40 |
| 74 | ▲31 | EULÁLIO Afonso | Bahrain - Victorious | 41:02 |
| 75 | ▲29 | HOULE Hugo | Israel - Premier Tech | 42:31 |
| 76 | ▲31 | HAMILTON Lucas | INEOS Grenadiers | 43:00 |
| 77 | ▲32 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 43:27 |
| 78 | ▲37 | MILESI Lorenzo | Movistar Team | 44:56 |
| 79 | ▲31 | MAESTRI Mirco | Team Polti VisitMalta | 45:35 |
| 80 | ▲41 | TRATNIK Jan | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 48:47 |
| 81 | ▲30 | RAFFERTY Darren | EF Education - EasyPost | 49:02 |
| 82 | ▲47 | STEINHAUSER Georg | EF Education - EasyPost | 50:05 |
| 83 | ▲49 | ASGREEN Kasper | EF Education - EasyPost | 56:44 |
| 84 | ▲47 | MIHOLJEVIĆ Fran | Bahrain - Victorious | 1:01:47 |
| 85 | ▲55 | MOSCA Jacopo | Lidl - Trek | 1:05:33 |
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