Gabriele De Fabritiis wins stage eight of the Tour of Poyang Lake, Konychev stays in the lead

Gabriele De Fabritiis (GRAGNANO SPORTING CLUB) has won stage eight of the 2026 Tour of Poyang Lake, covering the route in 2:19:44. The rider beat Markus Pajur (FNIX-SCOM-HENGXIANG CYCLING TEAM) and Kane Richards (ROOJAI INSURANCE WINSPACE) in the sprint, both credited with the same time as the winner. The race A compact finish and identical times for the first five riders on the stage: the stage was decided on the final straight, with nobody able to gain a margin over their rivals. De Fabritiis came out on top in the closing sprint, ahead of Pajur and Richards. Stage results Gabriele De Fabritiis (GRAGNANO SPORTING CLUB) — 2:19:44 Markus Pajur (FNIX-SCOM-HENGXIANG CYCLING TEAM) — s.t. Kane Richards (ROOJAI INSURANCE WINSPACE) — s.t. Steijn Oosterveld (AZERION / VILLA VALKENBURG) — s.t. Aleksandr Bereznyak (WHEELTOP ROTOR CHENGDU TEAM) — s.t. General classification The leader's jersey remains on the shoulders of Alexander Konychev (CHINA ANTA - MENTECH CYCLING TEAM), who leads the general classification with 20:21:51. Behind him are Michał Pomorski (ATT INVESTMENTS) at 7 seconds and Jonas Rapp (FNIX-SCOM-HENGXIANG CYCLING TEAM) at 8 seconds. Konychev therefore keeps command of the race at the end of stage eight. Closing The race continues with a new stage, while the general classification remains open in the seconds separating the top three riders.