A THRILLING VICTORY IN OVADA FOR THE DUTCH KIRSTEN WILD

A beautiful action up to the finish line of the Dutch Kirsten Wild during the second stage of “Giro Rosa U.C.I. WWT”, Ovada-Ovada of 122,1 km: the strong athlete of Wiggle High5, teammate of Elisa Longo Borghini, preceded the two times World champion Giorgia Bronzini (Cylance Pro Cycling) and the three times champion of “Giro Rosa” and 2017 European champion Marianne Vos (Waowdeals Pro Cycling).

The stage drawn on a continuous latch of hills and run with a lot of heat, exploded after 50km with the breakaway of the many times Italian cross champion Alice Maria Arzuffi (Bizkaia Durango Euskadi Murias) and the ex Spanish champion Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Cylance Pro Cycling), arriving to lead the peloton by 3’. Only in the last kilometers the bunch reduced the gap with the first position for Kirsten Wild the second for Bronzini, the third for Vos. After them the ex World champion Marta Bastianelli (Alè Cipollini) and the Dutch Amy Pieters (Boels Dolmans Cycling).

With the 10th place of today Lucinda Brand (Team Sunweb) is the new “Maglia Rosa”, Kirsten Wild (Wiggle High5) wears the cyclamine jersey, Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Cyclance Pro Cycling), that won the G.P.M. of 3rd category at Belforte Monferrato (Km 57,52)  wears the green jersey and the young French talent  Jouliette Labous (Team Sunweb) wears the white jersey. The three time Italian champion Elena Cecchini (Canyon Sram Racing) still wear the blue jersey. Tomorrow, Sunday 8th July, the longest stage of “Giro Rosa” with 132 km from Corbetta to Corbetta.

 RESULTS STAGE 2 “GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT”:
1) Wild Kirsten (Wiggle High5) Km 122,100 in 3h22’00’’ .av. Speed di 36,267 Km/h
2) Bronzini Giorgia (Cylance Pro Cycling)
3) Vos Marianne (Waowdeals Pro Cycling)
4) Bastianelli Marta (Ale Cipollini)
5) Pieters Amy (Boels Dolmans Cycling)
6) Ryan Alexis (Canyon SRAM Racing)
7) Sanguineti Ilaria (Valcar PBM)
8) Fournier Roxane (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine)
9) Spratt Amanda (Mitchelton Scott)
10) Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb)

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 2 “GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT”:
1) Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb) 3h40’22’’
2) Kirchmann Leah (Team Sunweb)
3) Van Dijk Ellen (Team Sunweb) a 3’’
4) Winder Ruth (Team Sunweb)
5) Labous Juliette (Team Sunweb)
6) Lippert Liane (Team Sunweb)
7) Soek Julia (Team Sunweb)
8) Spratt Amanda (Mitchelton Scott) a 4’’
9) Elvin Gracie (Mitchelton Scott)
10) Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott)

“GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT” – THE JERSEYS:
– PINK JERSEY (COLNAGO): Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb)
– CYCLAMIN JERSEY (SELLE SMP): Wild Kirsten (Wiggle High5)
– GREEN JERSEY (SOPREMA GROUP): Gutierrez Ruiz Sheyla (Cylance Pro Cycling)
– WHITE JERSEY (COLNAGO): Labous Jouliette (Team Sunweb)
– BLUE JERSEY (GSG): Elena Cecchini (Canyon Sram Racing)

“GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WOMEN’S WORLD TOUR” – THE STAGES:
– Friday 6th July 2018 – Verbania-Verbania (km 15,5 – Cronometro a Squadre)
– Saturday 7th July 2018 – Ovada-Ovada (km 120,390)
– Sunday 8th July 2018 – Corbetta-Corbetta (km 132)
– Monday 9th July 2018  – Piacenza-Piacenza (km 109)
– Tuesday 10th July 2018 – Omegna-Omegna (km 122,6)
– Wednesday 11st July 2018 – Sovico-Gerola Alta (km 114,1)
– Thursday 12nd July 2018 – Lanzada-Dighe di Campo Moro (km 15 – Cronoscalata Individuale)
– Friday 13rd July 2018 – San Giorgio di Perlena (Fara Vicentino)-Breganze (km 126,2)
– Saturday 14th July 2018 – Tricesimo-Ovaro (Monte Zoncolan) (km 104,7)
– Sunday 15th July 2018 – Cividale del Friuli-Cividale del Friuli (km 120,3)

Foto (c)  Flaviano Ossola