Historical day for Women Cycling, the 9th stage of “Giro Rosa U.C.I. WWT” climbed for the first time the “Kaiser” – Zoncolan from the terrible side of Ovaro. Annemiek Van Vleuten was dominating at this point not only the stage but also the whole Giro. The Mitchelton Scott’s cyclist, time trial World Champion and Pink Jersey from the individual uphill time trial to Campo Moro Dam, arrived with a lead of 40’’ from a determined Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling), the only one who has tried to climb Zoncolan with her, and with 3’ on her teammate Amanda Spratt.
Van Vleuten booked with this result the final victory, increasing the gap on the second one at 3’35’’ (Moolman-Pasio) and with about 6’ on Amanda Spratt, who still leads the GPM classification. Van Vleuten is also the new Cyclamine jersey, Italian Sofia Bertizzolo (Astana Women’s Team) defended the White jersey from Nadia Quagliotto (G.S. Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) attack, and the Olympic bronze medal Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5), 9th in the overall classification, is the best of the Italian riders. Tomorrow, Sunday 15th July, tenth and last stage of “Giro Rosa U.C.I. WWT” near Cividale del Friuli. (Photos of Flaviano Ossola)
RESULTS STAGE 9 “GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT”:
1) Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott) Km 104,70 in 3h17’54’’ at an average of 31,743 km/h
2) Moolman-Pasio Ashleigh (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 40’’
3) Spratt Amanda (Mitchelton Scott) at 2’54’’
4) Merino Cortazar Eider (Movistar Team Women) at 2’59’’
5) Guarnier Megan (Boels Dolmans Cycling) at 4’00’’
6) Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb) at 4’06’’
7) Santesteban Gonzales Ane (Ale Cipollini) at 4’39’’
8) Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 4’52’’
9) Garcia Canellas Margarita (Movistar Team Women) at 5’16’’
10) Aalerud Katrine (Team Virtu Cycling) at 5’28’’
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE STAGE 9 “GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT”:
1) Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott) in 22h50’08’’
2) Moolman-Pasio Ashleigh (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 3’35’’
3) Spratt Amanda (Mitchelton Scott) at 5’53’’
4) Brand Lucinda (Team Sunweb) at 7’05’’
5) Guarnier Megan (Boels Dolmans Cycling) at 8’43’’
6) Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup (Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling) at 10’01’’
7) Niewiadoma Katarzyna (Canyon SRAM Racing) at 10’13’’
8) Merino Cortazar Eider (Movistar Team Women) at 11’12’’
9) Longo Borghini Elisa (Wiggle High5) at 12’14’’
10) Santesteban Gonzales Ane (Ale Cipollini) at 12’35’’
“GIRO ROSA U.C.I. WWT” – THE JERSEYS:
– PINK JERSEY (COLNAGO): Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott)
– CYCLAMIN JERSEY (SELLE SMP): Van Vleuten Annemiek (Mitchelton Scott)
– 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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