Marianne Vos is back! The Dutch “super talent” won the 8th stage of “Giro Rosa U.C.I. WWT”, from San Giorgio di Perlena (Fara Vicentino) to Breganze of 126,2 km. The Women European champion, who won for three times the ride organized by Giuseppe Rivolta and hasn’t been at the start of the last three editions, arrived first in the sprint with the Italian Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5) coming from Ornavasso and the compatriot of Team Sunweb Lucinda Brand, who escaped in the last km of the stage after the GPM of San Giorgio di Perlena at about 10km to the finish.
The race has been hard since the first km, due to the high pace of the bunch going to the famous Rosina hill. The decisive escape arrived only at few km to the finish, with the three riders that came to the final sprint for the win. The sprint of the second group, lead by the Pink jersey was won by the two times World Champion Giorgia Bronzini (Cylance Pro Cycling), just before Soraya Paladin from Cimadolmo (Alè Cipollini) and the young riders classification leader Sofia Bertizzolo (Astana Women’s Team).
Nothing has changed in the overall classification, where Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) still wears the Pink jersey. Marianne Vos (Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team), is the new Cyclamine jersey for the points leader, Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton Scott) still wears the Green jersey, Sofia Bertizzolo (Astana Women’s Team) is again the best into the young riders classification and Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5) is the best Italian rider. Tomorrow, Saturday 14th July the “Stage” of this year will bring the 134 athletes riding from Tricesimo (UD) to the hill of the “legendary” Monte Zoncolan. 126,2 the km to ride for the women. (Photos of Flaviano Ossola)
RESULTS STAGE 8 “GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT”:
1) Vos Marianne (Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team) Km 126,20 in 3h06’38’’ at an average of 40,572 km/h
2) Longo Borghini Elisa (Wiggle High5)
3) Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb)
4) Bronzini Giorgia (Cylance Pro Cycling) at 23’’
5) Paladin Soraya (Ale Cipollini)
6) Confalonieri Maria (Valcar PBM)
7) Bertizzolo Sofia (Astana Women’s team)
8) Cecchini Elena (Canyon SRAM Racing)
9) Quagliotto Nadia (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo)
10) Bujak Eugenia (BTC City Ljubljana)
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE STAGE 8 “GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT”:
1) Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott) in 19h32’24’’
2) Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb) at 2’29’’
3) Moolman-Pasio Ashleigh (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 2’51’’
4) Spratt Amanda (Mitchelton Scott) at 2’53’’
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 4’59’’
8) Winder Ruth (Team Sunweb) at 5’52’’
9) Longo Borghini Elisa (Wiggle High5) at 6’05’’
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): Vos Marianne (Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team)
– 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)
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