Jhonatan Narváez celebrates winning stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images)

Jhonatan Narváez (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) sprinted to victory on the uphill finish of stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia , grabbing a redemptive win for his team in a ferocious reduced battle to the line after an eventful day in Italy.

The Ecuadorian beat Orluis Aular (Movistar) into second after a huge effort from the Spanish squad, whilst Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) took third – but was rewarded by moving into the maglia rosa as race leader Thomas Silva (XDS-Astana) struggled.

In the finale, Narváez's teammate Jan Christen attempted a late flyer, which was shut down by a huge effort from Matteo Sobrero for Ciccone.…