Giro Rosa 2019: Borghesi wins three-up sprint

The Giro Rosa comes down to an all-Italian three-up sprint. Letizia Borghesi outguns the celebrating Nadia Quagliotto with a final jump, while Chiara Perini finishes in third. Kasia Niewiadoma stays in pink. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 4th stage Giro Rosa 2019

1. Letizia Borghesi (ita)
2. Nadia Quagliotto (ita) s.t.
3. Chiara Perini (ita) s.t.
4. Marianne Vos (nld) + 0.42
5. Leah Kirchmann (can) s.t.
6. Soraya Paladin (ita) s.t.
7. Annemiek van Vleuten (nld) s.t.
8. Ilaria Sanguineti (ita) s.t.
9. Kelly Van den Steen (bel) s.t.
10. Rasa Leleivyte (lit) s.t.

GC after stage 4
1. Kasia Niewiadoma (pol)
2. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (den) + 0.20
3. Marianne Vos (nld) + 0.25
4. Alena Amialiusik (rus) + 0.40
5. Omer Shapira (isr) + 0.44
6. Ashleigh Moolman (rsa) + 0.45
7. Annemiek van Vleuten (nld) + 0.47
8. Amanda Spratt (aus) + 0.52
9. Lucy Kennedy (aus) + 0.59
10. Anna van der Breggen (nld) + 1.04

Race report
Chiara Perini, Letizia Borghesi and Nadia Quagliotto open up a gap after approximately 35 kilometres. The trio carves out a lead of more than 5 minutes. With the help of a marshall, who sends the peloton the wrong way.

Borghesi outpowers her compatriots in Carate Brianza, while Marianne Vos wins the group sprint 42 seconds later. Kasia Niewiadoma stays in the overall lead for the fourth consecutive day.

Another interesting read: route 4th stage 2019 Giro Rosa.