2012 GiroDonne (Giro d’Italia Femminile)

The 23rd edition of the GiroDonne, Giro d’Italia Femminile (Women's Giro d'Italia), get's underway tomorrow, June 29th, in Naples. The race, the most important stage race on the women's calendar, will finish in Bergamo after nine stages. The race will cover nearly 1000 km through seven regions, Campania, Lazio, Tuscany, Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Piedmont and Lombardy. A shame that the most important woman's stage race will be in the shadows of the Tour de France.

Raisport 2 will have a 50 minute daily program from 7.00 pm to 7.50 pm (Italy), with a replay at approximately 11.00 pm. It will be possible to follow the coverage through Raisport 2 streaming on the web  at the same time at www.raisport.rai.it.

Photo: last year's winner, in Maglia Rosa DIADORA, Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit)

The stages:
29 June: Napoli - Terracina (LT) 139 km
30 June: Roma - Roma 8 km individual time trial
1 July: Montecatini (PT) - Montecatini (PT) 99 km
2 July: Vernio (PO) - Castiglione dei Pepoli (BO) 126 km
3 July: Polesella (RO) - Molinella (BO) 126 km
4 July: Modena - Salsomaggiore (PR) 124 km
5 July: Salice Terme (PV) - Castagnole delle Lanze (AT) 120 km
6 July: Crugnola di Mornago (VA) - Lonate Pozzolo (VA) 117 km
7 July: Sarnico (BG) - Bergamo 108 km

The start list:

STICHTING RABOBANK
1 1 VOS Marianne NED
2 ANTOSHINA Tatiana RUS
3 DE VOCHT Liesbet BEL
4 DUSTER Sarah GER
5 FERRAND PREVOT Pauline FRA
6 KNETEMANN Roxane NED
7 SLAPPENDEL Iris NED
8 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek NED

AADRINK LEONTIEN.NL
11 POOLEY Emma GBR
12 BRAND Lucinda NED
13 BLAAK Chantal NED
14 VAN WANROIJ Marieke NED
15 LAWS Sharon GBR
16 OLDS Shelley USA
17 MARTIN Lucy GBR
18 RYAN Carla AUS

LOTTO BELISOL LADIES
21 DE GROOT Robyn RSA
22 HENRION Ludivine BEL
23 MOOLMAN Ashleigh RSA
24 TAYLOR Cherise RSA
25 VAN DE WINKEL Joanna RSA
26 PRETORIUS An Li RSA
27 OLIVIER Lise RSA
28 VAN LOOY Katrien BEL

GREENEDGE AIS
31 HAUSLER Claudia GER
32 ARNDT Judith GER
33 GILLOW Shara AUS
34 GUNNEWIJK Loes NED
35 VILLUMSEN Linda NZL
36 RHODES Alexis AUS
37 SPRATT Amanda AUS
38 CROMWELL Tiffany AUS

RUSVELO
41 ABSALYAMOVA Verena RUS
42 BOYARSKAYA Natalia RUS
43 BUBNENKOVA Svetlana RUS
44 KASPER Romy GER
45 KONDEL Victoria RUS
46 KUPFERAGEL Hanka GER
47 MOLICHEVA Irina RUS
48 ZABELINSKAYA Olga RUS

HITEC PRODUCTS MISTRAL HOME
51 JOHANSSON Emma SWE
52 MUSTONEN Sara SWE
53 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA
54 NØSTVOLD Lise NOR
55 WÆRSTED Frøydis NOR
56 FERRIER BRUNEAU Christel FRA
57 KAPUSTA Sylwia POL
58 JOHANSEN Cecilie NOR

FAREN HONDA TEAM
61 COOKE Nicole GBR
62 GALLOWAY Myfanwy AUS
63 GILMORE Rochelle AUS
64 ELVIN Gracie AUS
65 GRASSI Giuseppina MEX
66 HOHL Jennifer SUI
67 LUPERINI Fabiana ITA
68 UTROBINA Elena RUS

VAIANO TEPSO
71 LELEIVYTE Rasa LTU
72 ANDRUK Alona UKR
73 BASTIANELLI Valentina ITA
74 SOSNA Katarzyna LTU
75 SOSENKO Aleksandra LTU
76 SPALIVIERO Eleonora ITA
77 MARTINI Alessia ITA
78 TREVISI Anna ITA

HOLLAND NATIONAL TEAM
81 BRAS Martine NED
82 VISSER Adrie NED
83 LENTING Charlotte NED
84 LAVRIJSSEN Birgit NED
85 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna NED
86 DE BAAT Kim NED
87 SOEK Julia NED
88 TROMP Esra NED

MCIPOLLINI GIAMBENINI
91 BACCAILLE Monia ITA
92 BASTIANELLI Marta ITA
93 BORCHI Alessandra ITA
94 CARRETTA Valentina ITA
95 GUDERZO Tatiana ITA
96 JASINSKA Malgorzata POL
97 TAGLIAFERRO Marta ITA
98 ZORZI Susanna ITA

DIADORA PASTA ZARA
101 BRONZINI Giorgia ITA
102 BORGATO Giada ITA
103 CILVINAITE Inga LTU
104 D'ETTORRE Alessandra ITA
105 JANELIUNAITE Edita LTU
106 PIERCE Amber USA
107 SILINYTE Agne LTU
108 STEFANI Francesca ITA

BE PINK
111 CANTELE Noemi ITA
112 AMIALIUSIK Alena BLR
113 VALSECCHI Silvia ITA
114 FRAPPORTI Simona ITA
115 MARTISOVA Julia RUS19760615 BE PINK BPK
116 KOZONCHUK Oxana RUS
17 GEBHARDT Elke GER
118 ZRIMSEK Petra SLO

S.C. MICHELA FANINI ROX
121 TREIER Grete EST
122 BURCHENKOVA Alexsandra RUS
123 RUZICKOVA Martina CZE
124 MICHAL Ella ISR
125 LEAL BALDERAS Veronica MEX
126 SCANDOLARA Valentina ITA
127 FORESI Lorena ITA
128 GRIFI Sara ITA

FASSA BORTOLO SERVETTO
131 BERLATO Elena ITA
132 CAUZ Francesca ITA
133 CECCHEL Erika ITA
134 FIORI Jennifer ITA
135 GATTO Viviana ITA
136 GUARISCHI Barbara ITA
137 SCHWEIZER Doris SUI

VERINLEGNO FABIANI
141 BERTOLIN Odette ITA
142 BRAVIN Angela ITA
143 RATTO Rossella ITA
144 VANNI Chiara ITA
145 VENERITO Barbara ITA
146 VIECELI Lara ITA
147 FAURE Fleur FRA
148 GREGOROWICZ Dorota POL

TEAM SPECIALIZED LULULEMON
151 TEUTENBERG Ina Yoko GER
152 BRENNAUER Lisa GER
153 HOSKING Chloe AUS
154 COLCLOUGH Katie GBR
155 BECKER Charlotte GER
156 HUGHES Clara CAN
157 STACHER Ally USA
158 STEVENS Evelyn USA

FORNO D'ASOLO COLAVITA
161 CHULKOVA Anastasiya RUS
162 PAULIUKAITE Svetlana LTU
163 GAGGIOLI Whitney USA
164 FERNANDES DA SOUZA Uenia BRA
165 RACHETTO Liza USA
166 OLIVEIRA Flavia BRA
167 RIABCHENKO Tetyana UKR
168 SAARELAINEN Sari FIN




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