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'In a sprint finish, nobody's got any friends' - Narváez keeps UAE Team Emirates' Giro d'Italia flight alive with tenacious stage 4 triumph

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(Image credit: Getty Images) Fortune's pendulum could hardly have swung back quicker for UAE Team Emirates-XRG in the Giro d'Italia , as barely 72 hours after losing three riders to a mass crash in Bulgaria , Jhonatan Narváez seized the first opportunity in Italy to grab the win. The first part of the Giro had been nothing less than horrendous for UAE Team Emirates, as the squad's main GC hope, Adam Yates , as well as team powerhouses of the calibre of Jay Vine and Marc Soler , all had to leave the race. That Narváez was the rider who took the victory was in itself a tale of redemption on an individual level as well as bringing a welcome boost to collective morale for UAE. Narváez dwelt at length on the way that pro cycling can ruin even the best-laid of plans, or bring renewed hope to a team like UAE that just a few hours before looked to be on its knees in his post-race interviews on Tuesday. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!…

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