VAN VLEUTEN “CYCLONE” AT GIRO ROSA

Annemiek Van Vleuten arrived as a cyclone on today’s stage of 29 “Giro Rosa U.C.I. WWT”. The time trial World Champion favourite number one for the victory at the race of Giuseppe Rivolta, triumphed at the individual uphill trial of 15 km from Lanzada to Dam of Campo Moro, in the amazing panorama of Valtellina. The Dutch champion of Mitchelton Scott won with an incredible gap on the second one, the South African Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 2’29’’and the third one Lucinda Brand of Team Sunweb, who lost 2’54’’. Very interesting final times for Italians Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5) and Alice Maria Arzuffi (Bizkaia Durango Euskadi), 6^th and 7^th at the finish.

With this victory Van Vleuten is now leading the general classification of “Giro Rosa”, just before her teammate Amanda Spratt. Third is Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio. Dutch Kirsten Wild (Wiggle-High5) still wears Cyclamine jersey, Amanda Spratt the Green one, the Italian coming from Veneto Sofia Bertizzolo (Astana Women’s Team)  is the strongest of youngsters (wearing the White jersey), Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5) from Ornavasso, today finished sixth, is again the best Italian rider and she wears the Blue jersey. Tomorrow, Friday 13rd July the 8th stage from San Giorgio di Perlena (Fara Vicentino) to Breganze; 126,2 km with 2 G.P.M. of III Cat. at km 38,3 and at km 117,5. (Photos of Flaviano Ossola)

RESULTS STAGE 7 “GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT”:
1) Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott) Km 15,00 in 46’06’’ at an average of 19,523 km/h
2) Moolman-Pasio Ashleigh (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 2’29’’
3) Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb) at 2’54’’
4) Guarnier Megan (Boels Dolmans Cycling) at 3’17’’
5) Spratt Amanda (Mitchelton Scott) at 3’26’’
6) Longo Borghini Elisa (Wiggle High5) at 3’28’’
7) Niewiadoma Katarzyna (Canyon SRAM Racing) at 3’38’’
8) Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 4’06’’
9) Arzuffi Alice Maria (Bizkaia Durango Euskadi) at 4’18’’
10) Wiles Tayler (Trek-Drops) at 4’30’’

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE STAGE 7 “GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT”:
1) Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott) in 16h25’23’’
2) Spratt Amanda (Mitchelton Scott) at 2’53’’
3) Moolman-Pasio Ashleigh (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 2’54’’
4) Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb) at 3’01’’
5) Niewiadoma Katarzyna (Canyon SRAM Racing) at 4’21’’
6) Guarnier Megan (Boels Dolmans Cycling) at 4’33’’
7) Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 4’39’’
8) Winder Ruth (Team Sunweb) at 5’52’’
9) Longo Borghini Elisa (Wiggle High5) at 6’34’’
10) Stultiens Sabrina (Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team) at 6’36’’

“GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT” – THE JERSEYS:
– PINK JERSEY (COLNAGO): Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott)
– CYCLAMIN JERSEY (SELLE SMP): Wild Kirsten (Wiggle High5)
– GREEN JERSEY (SOPREMA GROUP): Spratt Amanda (Mitchelton Scott)
– WHITE JERSEY (COLNAGO): Bertizzolo Sofia (Astana Women’s Team)
– BLUE JERSEY (GSG): Longo Borghini Elisa (Wiggle High5)

“GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WOMEN’S WORLD TOUR” – THE STAGES:
– Friday 6th July 2018 – Verbania-Verbania (km 15,5 – Team time trail)
– 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 – Individual Uphill climb trial)
– 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)