2013 Giro Rosa, Stage 8 & Conclusion

There was a double celebration in Cremona for the big finish of the 24th edition of the Giro Rosa. Dutch Ellen Van Dijk (Specialized Lululemon) finished first, ahead of American teammate Evelyn Stevens and Australian Shara Gillow (Orica Ais). "I was the favorite for this stage, but the end of a stage race is always unpredictable. I’m so happy that I achieved my goal," commented the time trial specialist Van Dijk whose team won the 2012 Time Trial World Championship.

Guderzo, Abbott, Hausler

 The 16.7 km circuit from Atleti Azzurri d’Italia Square to Stradivari Square didn’t change the General Classification led by Mara Abbott (USA National Team). The 27-year-old rider from Boulder, Colorado,who won the Maglia Rosa in 2010, beat Italian time trial champion Tatiana Guderzo (MCipollini Ale Galassia), who had to be content with a second place, and overcame German Claudia Hausler (Tibco To The Top), 2009 Maglia Rosa, who finished third on the podium.

The Maglia Rosa and best climber of this 2013 Giro Rosa commented on her victory: "I can finally say I managed to do it! Thanks go to my team, the public and all those who believed in me. Now, I’ll have an ice-cream, pack my stuff and fly back home, where I’ll celebrate with my family and friends. I’ll be back to the Giro to try to be the best once again and to feel the warmth of the Italian fans."

Marianne Vos, 3-time stage winner and leader of the Points Classification, will meet Abbott and the other big contenders at the World Championships in Tuscany: "I am really satisfied with my Giro performance and I want to thank all the organizers of the most prestigious women’s international race, who managed to create an amazing edition. As always, I tried to do my best to honor this great event. See you again in September in Italy."

Tatiana Guderzo will also be at the World Championships in September. She finished second in the General Classification and won the blue jersey (best Italian rider): "Like every Giro rider I was dreaming of taking the Maglia Rosa, but I am really satisfied with my final result. I also want to thank my teammates and race director Rivolta for their hard work. It was really a great Giro!"

 During her first official press conference, Francesca Cauz, the best young rider, explained: "I worked hard to win the white jersey. I really wanted to take it but now it seems incredible that it is mine. I see my future all in pink. I have to improve my time trial performance, but this year’s results make me confident for the future."

It was a superb event for the 127 cyclists who rode the 8 stages of the 2013 Giro Rosa. Satisfied with the success of the event race director Giuseppe Rivolta said: "Thanks to all the riders, my staff, the sponsors, the policemen, the journalists and the photographers and TV. We will see you all again next year for the 25th edition, which will be commemorated and celebrated in style."



Stage Results:

1. Van Dijk Eleonora (Specialized Lululemon) 16,00 km in 21'12"31 average speed 47,832 km/h;

2. Stevens Evelyn (Specialized Lululemon) at 35"

3. Gillow Shara (Orica Ais) at 52"

4. Ferrand Prevot Pauline (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) at 57"

5. Villumsen Linda Melanie (Wiggle Honda) at 1'02"

6. Wiles Tayler (Specialized Lululemon) at 1'10"

7. Gunnewijk Loes (Orica Ais) at 1'11"

8. Van den Breggen Anna (Netherlands National Team) at 1'13"

9. Burchenkova Alexandra (Rusvelo) at 1'15"

10. Small Carmen (Specialized Lululemon) at 1'17"

General Ckassification:

1. Abbott Mara (USA National Team) in 20h30'15"

2. Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia) at 1'33"

3. Hausler Claudia (Tibco To The Top) at 2'18"

4. Gillow Shara (Orica Ais) at 3'29"

5. Stevens Evelyn (Specialized Lululemon) at 3'39"

Jersey:

PINK Derma Fresh, General Classification: Abbott Mara (Nazionale Usa)

CICLAMINO Selle Italia, Points Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

GREEN Saugella, KOM Classification: Abbott Mara (Nazionale Usa)

WHITE Algida, Young Classification: Cauz Francesca (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo)

BLUE Dama, Italian Classification: Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia)

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2013 Giro Rosa, Stage 7

It had to be a sprint and so it was. At the finish line in Corbetta, it was a superb sprint and stage win for the olympic and world champion Marianne Vos (Rabo Woman Cycling Team), ahead of the 2-time world champion Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) and of the American Shelley Olds (Team Tibco To The Top). After winning stage 3 in Cerro al Volturno and stage 4 in Castelfidardo, the incredible Vos stamped her authority once again over the 120m kilometer race which featured an 8-lap circuit, closing out what was a dominant stage racing performance in front of cheering crowds.

Vos: "It was a pity that I wasn’t able to battle for the Maglia Rosa this year, even though three stage wins aren’t bad at all with only one day to go from the finish of the race. I suffered on the long climbs but I gave my best every day to honor this spectacular race and the amazing public who is always ready to support us."

Bronzini: "I tried to catch up with Marianne 150 meters from the finish line but she was really unbeatable. No excuses, she’s the strongest and today she really wanted to get the stage win, as she had already lost the opportunity to place well in the General Classification. Concerning my race performance, I am really satisfied to have the great stage win in Pontecagnano Faiano in the bag and I’ve already finish on the podium twice."

Olds: "I was really happy today to be on the podium with champions like Bronzini and Vos. They were helped by their teams, while I had to do it all by myself. There are only 5 of us in the team now, that’s why our priority was to protect Claudia Hausler, who saved all her energy for tomorrow to aim at second place in the General Classification.".

Leader of the General Classification is Mara Abbott, who easily controlled the few attacks during today’s race together with her teammates from the USA National Team. "Until tomorrow, I won’t be sure to confirm the Giro Rosa victory. I will see you in 24 hours to comment on the Maglia Rosa that I am wearing," said Abbott. During tomorrow’s individual time trial in Cremona, she will have to watch out for Tatiana Guderzo, who gained 3 seconds by winning the intermediate sprint today.

The best Italian on the GC has to close a 2’28’’ gap to the USA team leader in only 16 km. It will be tough, but not impossible. The rest of the podium is still open: Marianne Vos will want to have her say during tomorrow’s time trial, she will be try to get at least a third place on the podium, where the German, Claudia Hausler, now sits.

Stage Results:

1. Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) 120,00 km in 2h52'07" average speed 41,832 km/h;

2. Bronzini Giorgia (Wiggle Honda) s.t.

3. Olds Shelley (Team Tibco To The Top) s.t.

4. Wild Kirsten (Netherlands National Team) s.t.

5. Guarischi Barbara (Vaiano Fondriest) s.t.

6. Tagliaferro Marta (MCipollini Ale Galassia) s.t.

7. Kozonchuk Oxana (Rusvelo) s.t.

8. Amialiusik Alena (BePink) s.t.

9. Borgato Giada (Pasta zara Cogeas) s.t.

10. Hoskins Melissa (Orica Ais) s.t.

General Classification:

1. Abbott Mara (USA National Team) in 20h06'50"

2. Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia) at 2'28"

3. Hausler Claudia (Tibco To The Top) at 2'52"

4. Cauz Francesca (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) at 3'01"

5. Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) at 4'50"

Jerseys:

PINK Derma Fresh, General Classification: Abbott Mara (USA National Team)

CYCLAMEN Selle Italia, Points Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

GREEN Saugella, KOM Classifications: Abbott Mara (USA National Team)

WHITE Algida, Young Classification: Cauz Francesca (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo)

BLUE Dama, Italian Classification: Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia)

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2013 Giro Rosa, Stage 6 Results

Mara Abbott has claimed her second stage win. After winning the maglia rosa at Monte Beigua yesterday, the American cemented her grip on the 2013 Giro Rosa title. During the stage from Terme di Premia to San Domenico (121 km), the USA national team managed to control the race when in the first kilometers the Olympic and world champion Marianne Vos tried to attack, as well as when later in the race nine riders tried to open up a gap.

The battle for the podium raged at full blast 10 kilometers from the finish line, where the Giro fans could cheer about the triumph of the USA team leader Mara Abbott, who created a gap of 24 seconds from the German Claudia Hauser (Tibco To The Top) and 34 seconds from Francesca Cauz (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo), best young rider of this Giro Rosa edition.

Fourth position for Fabiana Luperini (Faren Kuota), was ousted from the race after the stage due to violation of UCI art. 1.3.019b concerning minimum bicycle weight. Finishing 5th was Tatiana Guderzo (Cipollini Ale Galassia) who is going to wear the blue jersey (best Italian in the General Classification) given Luperini's disqualification.

Abbott: "What beautiful mountains you have in Italy! Thanks to my teammates I could tackle the race easily and ride at my best. Today was definitely an important stage, but Cremona is still far. We still have two more stages, and everything can change."

Hausler: "Mara, at the moment, is the best on climbs. I'm really happy for my second position. Finally I am back with the best ones."

Tomorrow's stage will be totally flat, suiting the Giro's sprinters and featuring a circuit to be repeated seven times in Corbetta in the province of Milan; 120 km.


Stage results:

1st Abbott Mara (USA National Team) 121,00 km in 3h16'01" speed average 37,038 km/h

2nd Hausler Claudia (Tibco To The Top) at 24"

3rd Cauz Francesca (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) at 34"

4th Luperini Fabiana (Faren Kuota) at 41"

5th Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia) at 1'03"

6th Stevens Evelyn (Specialized Lululemon) at 1'32"

7th Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) at 1'39"

8th Gillow Shara (Orica Ais) at 1'46"

9th Moolman Ashleigh (Lotto Belisol Ladies) at 1'52"

10th Vysotska Yegvenia (Sc Michela Fanini Rox) at 1'53"

General Classification:

1. Abbott Mara (USA National Team) in 17h14'34"

2. Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia) at 2'40"

3. Hausler Claudia (Tibco To The Top) at 2'55"

4. Cauz Francesca (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) at 3'10"

5. Gillow Shara (Orica Ais) at 4'50"

Jerseys:

PINK Derma Fresh, General Classification: Abbott Mara (USA National Team)

CYCLAMEN Selle Italia, Points Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

GREEN Saugella, KOM Classification: Abbott Mara (USA National Team)

WHITE Algida, Young Classification: Cauz Francesca (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo)

BLUE Dama, Italian Classification: Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia)


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2013 Giro Rosa, Stage 5 Results

Happy 4th July America! On American Independence Day Mara Abbott dominated the queen stage (14 km climb of 8.4% average) of the 24th Giro Rosa by taking over the pink jersey. The 27 year old from Boulder, Colorado, and 2010 Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile winner, had no rivals in the Varazze-Monte Beigua stage. She arrived at the finish line 1'44" ahead of the surprising young Francesca Cauz (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) and 1'49" ahead of the veteran Fabiana Luperini (Faren Kuota) and 1'51" ahead of Tatiana Guderzo (MCipollini Ale Galassia), who confirmed herself the best Italian in the general classification.

Abbott: "I'm really happy! I didn't use special tactics today, I just attacked at the start of the climb. At the beginning Evelyn Stevens was with me, then I forced the pace and was all alone. Tomorrow? I won't tell you how I'm going to race, it's a surprise!"  More about Mara Abbott in Cyclist Mara Abbott finds her way back to road

The shortest and toughest stage of this edition has changed the general classification, with Marianne Vos losing 5'15" from today's winner. "I knew it would be a difficult day because I'm not at the top of my condition and for that reasonI've tried to gain time bonuses over the last few at every intermediate sprint," said Vos. "I expected to perform better but as usual I did the best I can. I'm disappointed to lose the maglia rosa because I really love this race, but it's not over until it's over."

Cauz, the best young rider, was very happy: "I knew I was in shape, I'm happy to show everybody. I want to thank my teammates, my director and all the sponsors. I hope to arrive in Cremona with the white jersey, for them also."

Guderzo, now 2nd in the general classification: "I dream of wearing the pink jersey. The last day's time trial suits me but today was a really big effort and tomorrow won't be an easy ride either. I'm living the Giro day by day, but still aiming towards the big goal."


Top 10 GC:
1 Mara Abbott (USA) USA National Team 13:58:43
2 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Giordana 0:01:27
3 Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Faren-Kuota 0:01:34
4 Claudia Häusler (Ger) Team TIBCO To The Top 0:02:27
5 Francesca Cauz (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 0:02:30
6 Shara Gillow (Aus) Orica-AIS 0:02:54
7 Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Woman Cycling Team 0:03:20
8 Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized-lululemon 0:03:35
9 Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies 0:03:37
10 Yevgenia Vysotska (Ukr) S.C. Michela Fanini Rox 0:03:39

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2013 Giro Rosa, Stage 4 Results

Marianne Vos has stamped her authority over the race once again yesterday. After winning the previous stage in Cerro al Volturno, Vos crossed the line first in Castelfidardo (AN) too. Approaching the final climb of the longest stage of the 2013 Giro Rosa, the superb Dutch rider had no rivals at all.

After winning the intermediate sprint in Fabriano and taking second place at the KOM ,won by Tiffany Cromwell (Orica Ais)-, Marianne jumped ahead in a solo attack 300 meters from the finish line. The leader of Rabo Woman Cycling Team was followed by Evelyn Stevens (Specialized Lululemon), South African champion Ashleigh Moolman (Lotto Belisol Ladies), blue jersey Tatiana Guderzo (MCipollini Ale Galassia) and the German Claudia Hausler (Team Tibco To The Top). After four stages, the olympic and world champion continues to seal her leading position in the General Classification, 1'31" ahead of Guderzo, best Italian, and 1'33" ahead Hausler.

Vos: "After finishing 2nd twice and winning two stages in a row, I couldn’t ask for anything better. Tomorrow, though, it’s going to be tough. There are still many kilometers to ride and many climbs to tackle before arriving in Cremona on Sunday. Winning is never easy and you can’t take anything for granted."

Today is the "queen" stage, Varazze – Monte Beigua (73.3 km). Report later today.

Stage arrival:

1. Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) 133,00 km in 3h14'28" average speed 41,035 km/h

2. Stevens Evelyn (Specialized Lululemon) at 3"

3. Moolman Ashleigh (Lotto Belisol Ladies) at 3"

4. Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia) at 3"

5. Hausler Claudia (Team Tibco To The Top) at 7"

6. Van der Breggen Anna (Netherlands National Team) at 9"

7. Luperini Fabiana (Faren Kuota) att 18"

8. Cauz Francesca (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) a 20"

9. Cromwell Tiffany (Orica Ais) at 20"

10. Abbot Mara (USA National Team) at 22"

General Classification:

1. Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) in 11h31'23"

2. Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia) at 1'31"

3. Hausler Claudia (Team Tibco To The Top) at 1'33"

4. Stevens Evelyn (Specialized Lululemon) at 1'39"

5. Moolman Ashleigh (Lotto Belisol Ladies) at 1'41"

Jerseys:

PINK Derma Fresh, General Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

CYCLAMEN Selle Italia, Points Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

GREEN Saugella, KOM Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

WHITE Algida, Young Classification: Van der Breggen Anna (Netherlands National Team)

BLUE Dama, Italian Classification: Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Ale Galassia)

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2013 Giro Rosa, Stage 3 Results

Hausler, Vos, Guderzo

If anyone still had any doubt, Marianne Vos in the 3rd stage showed everybody for the millionth time she's the strongest rider in the world. The Olympic and World Champion dominated the Cerro al Volturno - Cerro al Volturno (104.9) stage winning solo after showing all of her qualities on the flats, in descents and on the climbs. In one word: everywhere. Joining the Dutch champion on the podium were Claudia Hausler (Team Tibco To The Top) and Tatiana Guderzo (MCipollini Giordana), best Italian in the general classification, who both finished 45" after Vos. Fourth finisher was veteran, Fabiana Luperini (Faren Kuota), whilst fifth was the promising Rossella Ratto (Hitec Products Uck), now the best young rider.

Vos: "After two second places in a row, I needed a stage victory! I didn't plan on making a long breakaway and I thought the stage wasn't so tough. The final was very steep and with the cobbles it was even worse, I'm really happy to win a stage in rosa. In the next days I hope to increase my advantage in the general classification."

Guderzo, now 3rd GC: "I'm glad, I felt good in the race. I hope to continue to improve. Each stage has its own story, but I'm optimistic".

Tomorrow's stage will be the longest of the Giro Rosa: Monte San Vito - Castelfidardo, 137.2 km, with a GPM of second category.

Team Wiggle Honda video of stage 2 in which team member Giorgia Bronzini's won the stage:


Stage results

1st Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) 104,900 km in 2h34'03" average speed 36,136 km/h

2nd Hausler Claudia (Team Tibco To The Top) at 45’’

3rd Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Giordana) at 45’’

4th Luperini Fabiana (Faren Kuota) at 48’’

5th Ratto Rossella (Hitec Products Uck) at 50’’

6th Moolman Ashleigh (Lotto Belisol Ladies) at 55’’

7th Stevens Evelyn (Specialized Lululemon) at 55’’

8th Van der Breggen Anna (Netherlands National Team) at 58’’

9th Abbot Mara (Usa National Team) at 58’’

10th Gillow Shara (Orica Ais) at 1’02’’

General Classification

1st Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) in 5h27'37"

2nd Hausler Claudia (Team Tibco To The Top) a 1’13’’

3rd Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Giordana) a 1’15’’

4th Luperini Fabiana (Faren Kuota) a 1’22’’

5th Ratto Rossella (Hitec Products Uck) A 1’24’’

Jerseys:

PINK Derma Fresh, General Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

CYCLAMEN Selle Italia, Points Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

GREEN Saugella, KOM Classification: Scandolara Valentina (MCipollini Giordana)

WHITE Algida, Young Classification: Ratto Rossella (Hitec Products Uck)

BLUE Dama, Italian Classification: Guderzo Tatiana (MCipollini Giordana)

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2013 Giro Rosa, Stage 2 Results

Former World Champion Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) won the second stage ahead of Marianne Vos (Rabobank) who managed an incredible feat of staying upright when she had a pedal problem in the sprint finish. Third place went to Barbara Guarischi (Vaiano Fondriest).

Vos' handling skills in the video here at 1:30, "I was really in danger of falling because of a small depression in the road and I became unclipped from my right pedal. I was really near to the stage win but I'm happy to be safe and still in pink. I wouldn't be if it were not for my skills on the bike, probably I was just lucky.":


Bronzini: "I'm really happy because my last victory in the Giro Rosa was a lifetime ago... in 2008 in the Caerano San Marco (TV)-Pontecchio Polesine (RO) stage. Yesterday I was really unlucky because I punctured twice in the final, I finished last and I wanted to reverse the classification as soon as possible. I made it today thanks to my super teammates."

Tomorrow, stage 3, is a hard stage starting and finishing in Cerro al Volturno (IS), 102 km to be ridden on the roads where Noemi Cantele won in 2009. That was the last Italian victory in the Giro Rosa until today's victory by Bronzini.

Stage results:

1. Bronzini Giorgia (Wiggle Honda) 99,600 km in 2h34'03" average speed 38,793 km/h

2. Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) s.t.

3. Guarischi Barbara (Vaiano Fondriest) s.t.

4. Hall Lauren (Nazionale Usa) s.t.

5. Collins Emily (Wiggle Honda) s.t.

6. Ferrand Prevot Pauline (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) s.t.

7. Kozonchuk Oxana (Rusvelo) s.t.

8. Johnsen Cecilies Gotas (Hitec Products) s.t.

9. Amialiusik Alena (BePink) s.t.

10. Tagliaferro Marta (MCipollini Giordana) s.t.

General Classification:

1. Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) in 5h27'37"

2. Tagliaferro Marta (MCipollini Giordana) at 17"

3. Guarischi Barbara (Vaiano Fondriest) at 17''

4. Leth Julie (Hitec Products) at 17"

5. Visser Adrie (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) at 19''

Jerseys:

PINK Derma Fresh, General Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

CYCLAMEN Selle Italia, Points Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

GREEN Saugella, KOM Classification: Scandolara Valentina (MCipollini Giordana)

WHITE Algida, Young Classification: Guarischi Barbara (Vaiano Fondriest)

BLUE Dama, Italian Classification: Tagliaferro Marta (MCipollini Giordana)

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2013 Giro Rosa, Stage 1 Results

In the midst of the Tour de France, which virtually sucks the air out all other cycling news, we had the start today of the most important women's stage race on the calendar:  the 2013 Giro Rosa (the Women's Giro d'Italia which has been raced previously under the names of GiroDonne, and Giro d’Italia Femminile). The stage race, which began today, will end on 7 July, passing through the regions of Puglia, Campania, Molise, Marche, Liguria, Piemonte and Lombardia.

Today, in Margherita di Savoia, Kirsten Wild from the Holland National Team took the first stage (117.8 km) today in a photofinish sprint in the 24th Giro Rosa ahead of World and Olympic Champion Marianne Vos (Rabo Woman Cycling Team); Vos won the pink jersey based on winning two intermediate sprints .

"You can't understand how happy I am!", said Wild. "I'm back from one month out of racing because I injured my left collarbone, I'm really satisfied with this good result. I couldn't ask more of myself."

"I lost by an inch but I'm really proud to wear the maglia rosa again", commented Vos who has won the previous two editions. "We are only at the beginning of the race, I'm getting in shape so I hope to keep the jersey until the end in Cremona."

The new Italian national champion, Dalia Muccioli (BePink) at the start:

Stage classification:

1. Wild Kirsten (Nazionale Olanda) km 117,800 in 2h53'55" average speed 40,640 km/h

2. Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) s.t.

3. Tagliaferro Marta (MCipollini Giordana) s.t.

4. Janeliunaite Edita (Pasta Zara Cogeas) s.t.

5. Kozonchuk Oxana (Rusvelo) s.t.

6. Van Vleuten Annemiek (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) s.t.

7. Shelly Olds (Team Tibco To the top) s.t.

8. Hall Lauren (Nazionale Usa) s.t.

9. Kitchen Lauren (Wiggle Honda) s.t.

10. Trevisi Anna (Vaiano Fondriest) s.t.

General Classification:

1. Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team) 2h53'43"

2. Wild Kirsten (Nazionale Olanda) 2"

3. Tagliaferro Marta (MCipollini Giordana) 8"

4. Visser Adrie (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) 10"

5. Leth Julie (Hitec Products) 10"

Jerseys:

PINK Derma Fresh, General Classification: Vos Marianne (Rabo Woman Cycling Team)

CYCLAMEN Selle Italia, Points Classification: Wild Kirsten (Nazionale Olanda)

GREEN Saugella, KOM Classification: Scandolara Valentina (MCipollini Giordana)

WHITE Algida, Young Classification: Leth Julie (Hitec Products)

BLUE Dama, Italian Classification: Tagliaferro Marta (MCipollini Giordana)

Recap of the stages:
The stages:
1a Tappa, 30/06/2013: Giovinazzo (Ba) – Margherita di Savoia (Bat) Km 123,8

2 a Tappa, 1/07/2013: Pontecagnano Faiano (Sa) – Pontecagnano Faiano (Sa) Km 99,6

3 a Tappa, 2/07/2013: Cerro al Volturno (Is) – Cerro al Volturno (Is) Km 111

4 a Tappa, 3/07/2013: Monte San Vito (An) – Castelfidardo (An) Km 137,2

5 a Tappa, 4/07/2013: Varazze (Sv) – Monte Beigua (Sv) Km 73,3

6 a Tappa, 5/07/2013: Terme Di Premia (Vco) – San Domenico (Vco) Km 121

7 a Tappa, 6/07/2013: Corbetta (Mi) – Corbetta (Mi) Km 120

8a Tappa, 7/07/2013: Cremona (Cr) individual TT of Km 16

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2013 Giro Rosa, Part II

Part I

Record numbers for the 2013 Giro Rosa: 20 squads and 160 women riders have registered for the 2013 Giro Rosa, 30 June to 7 July.

Olympic champion and world champion (2012) Marianne Vos, who won the last two editions of the women's Giro, will be returning as well as previous winners Fabiana Fabiana (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008), Claudia Hausler (2009) and Mara Abbott (2010). Giorgia Bronzini, world champion in 2010 and 2011, and Tatiana Guderzo, the 2009 world champion, will also be particpating.

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2013 Giro Rosa

In the midst of the Giro d'Italia we have the latest information about the stages of the 2013 Giro Rosa (the Women's Giro d'Italia which has been raced previously under the names of GiroDonne, and Giro d’Italia Femminile) which will be raced 30 June to 7 July. The race will visit seven regions: Puglia, Campania, Molise, Marche, Liguria, Piemonte and Lombardia.

Marianne Vos has won the last two editions.

The stages:
1a Tappa, 30/06/2013: Giovinazzo (Ba) – Margherita di Savoia (Bat) Km 123,8

2 a Tappa, 1/07/2013: Pontecagnano Faiano (Sa) – Pontecagnano Faiano (Sa) Km 99,6

3 a Tappa, 2/07/2013: Cerro al Volturno (Is) – Cerro al Volturno (Is) Km 111

4 a Tappa, 3/07/2013: Monte San Vito (An) – Castelfidardo (An) Km 137,2

5 a Tappa, 4/07/2013: Varazze (Sv) – Monte Beigua (Sv) Km 73,3

6 a Tappa, 5/07/2013: Terme Di Premia (Vco) – San Domenico (Vco) Km 121

7 a Tappa, 6/07/2013: Corbetta (Mi) – Corbetta (Mi) Km 120

8a Tappa, 7/07/2013: Cremona (Cr) individual TT of Km 16

The event is now owned for the next four years, 2013-2016, by the Italian national cycling federation Federazione Ciclistica Italiana (FCI). The FCI has in turn turned over the managment of the race to race director Giuseppe Rivolta and his new firm "4 Erre". There is a new website also,www.girorosa.it

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Giro Donne Now Becomes Giro Rosa

GiroDonne, the Giro d’Italia Femminile (Women's Giro d'Italia), has been renamed to Giro Rosa and will be raced 30 June to 7 July. There will be eight stages with the race beginning in Puglia and working its way northward through eight regions to the finish in Lombardia..

The event is now owned for the next four years, 2013-2016, by the Italian national cycling federation Federazione Ciclistica Italiana (FCI). The FCI has in turn turned over the managment of the race to race director Giuseppe Rivolta and his new firm "4 Erre".

Stage details are to be announced in the near future.

Last year's winner, in the 23rd edition of the race, was Marianne Vos with Emma Pooley, 2nd and and Evelyn Stevens, 3rd.


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