Giro Donne 2022
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Giro Donne 2022: Consonni wins in Padova, Van Vleuten seals GC win
Door Harmen Lustig Chiara Consonni outsprints Rachele Barbieri in Padova to take her first ever stage win on the Giro Donne. Annemiek van Vleuten seals her third GC victory in the Italian Grand Tour.
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Giro Donne 2022: Solo triumph Faulkner, Van Vleuten almost home
Door Harmen Lustig Kristen Faulkner attacks on the first of three climbs and solos to victory in the 9th stage of the Giro Donne. She solos to victory after leaving her breakaway companion behind on the Passo Danone. Annemiek van Vleuten stays in the overall race lead.
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Giro Donne 2022: Maglia rosa Van Vleuten wins mountain stage
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten solos to victory in th 8th stage of the Giro Donne. She wins the race with two big climbs and a downhill finale ahead of Marta Cavalli and Elisa Longo Borghini .
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Giro Donne 2022: Labous wins at Passo Maniva, Van Vleuten keeps maillor rosa
Door Harmen Lustig Juliette Labous climbs to victory from the breakaway on the Passo Maniva. Annemiek van Vleuten finishes in second to cement her overall race lead.
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Giro Donne 2022: Vos wins Bergamo finish, Van Vleuten stays in pink
Door Harmen Lustig Marianne Vos wins the 6th stage of the Giro Donne. She outsprints Lotte Kopecky and Silvia Persico to take her second victory in this edition. Annemiek van Vleuten stays in the maglia rosa.
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Giro Donne 2022: Balsamo wins in Reggio Emilia, Van Vleuten still leader
Door Harmen Lustig The 5th stage of the Giro Donne comes down to a sprint finish. Elisa Balsamo powers to victory in the streets of Regio Emilia, while Annemiek van Vleuten stays in the maglia rosa.
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Giro Donne 2022: Van Vleuten outguns García to take pink
Door Harmen Lustig The 4th stage features the first real climbs of the Giro Donne. Annemiek van Vleuten, Marta Cavalli and Mavi García head out together on the Colle del Barbotto. Van Vleuten takes the double: stage win en pink jersey.
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Giro Donne 2022: The Route
Door Harmen Lustig Annemiek van Vleuten targets the double. She is the hot favourite to win the Giro Donne before she continues to the Tour de France Femmes. The Italian race starts on Thursday 30 June on Sardinia and finishes on Sunday 10 July in Padova. Arguably,…
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Giro Donne 2022: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Double GC winner Annemiek van Vleuten, double stage winner in 2021 Marianne Vos, and World Champion Elisa Balsamo are headlining the start list of the Giro d'Italia Donne.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 1: Cagliari ITT
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 30 June - The Grande Partenza of this year's Giro Donne happens on Sardinia. The race kicks off in Cagliari with a flat prologue of 4.7 kilometres long.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 2: Villasimius - Tortoli
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 1 July - The 2nd stage of the Giro travels from Villasimius to Tortoli. The 106.5 kilometres route is predominantly flat, but features some steep ramps as well.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 3: Cala Gonone - Olbia
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 2 July - The 3rd stage of the Giro Donne is the last one on Sardinia. The route between Cala Gonone and Olbia adds up to 113.4 kilometres.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 4: Cesena - Cesena
Door Harmen Lustig Monday 4 July - The Giro Donne is back on Italy's main land. Stage 4 is made up of a 120.9 kilometres long loop around Cesena. The race takes in four climbs before a 10 kilometres descent to the line.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 5: Carpi - Regio Emilia
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday 5 July - The 5th stage of the Giro Donne is predominantly flat. So we are likely to see another sprint finish at the end of the 126.1 kilometres long race from Carpi to Regio Emilia.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 6: Sarnico - Bergamo
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 6 July - At 114.7 kilometres, the the 6th stage of the Giro starts in Sarnico to finish in nearby Bergamo. The finale is copy of last year's Il Lombardia. Is this an indicator that a women's edition of the Race of the Falling Leaves is imminent?
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 7: Prevalle - Passo Maniva
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 7 July - The 7th stage of the Giro Donne is straightforward. After three local laps in Prevalle the riders set sail for the Passo Maniva. The climb to the line is 9.7 kilometres long and averages 7.8%, while the race totals 112.9 kilometers.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 8: Roveretto - Aldeno
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 8 July - The 8th stage of the Giro Donne is 104.7 kilometres long and takes in two big climbs. The last one - 9.3 kilometres at 7.7% - precedes a downhill of almost 10 kilometres to the finish line in Aldeno.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 9: San Michelle All'Adige - San Lorenzo Dorsino
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 9 July - The 112.8 kilometres long race from San Michelle All'Adige to San Lorenzo Dorsino takes in three big climbs. The steep Passo Danone is the last one before a downhill leads onto an undulating finale of 17 kilometres.
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Giro Donne 2022 Route stage 10: Abona Terme - Padova
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 10 July - The final stage of the Giro Donne is a predominantly flat race of 90.5 kilometres. There is only one climb between Abona Terme and Padova and it's situated far from the finish line.
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Giro Donne 2022: Sprint triumph Vos, Balsamo stays in pink
Door Harmen Lustig Marianne Vos sprints to victory in the last stage on Sardinia. It's her 31st stage win on the Giro Donne. Elisa Balsamo keeps the maglia rosa.
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Giro Donne 2022: Balsamo outsprints Vos to take yellow
Door Harmen Lustig The 2nd stage of the Giro Donne comes down to a sprint finish. Marianne Vos opens early, while Elisa Balsamo pips her for the win with an ultimate jump. The world Champion is the new GC leader.
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Giro Donne 2022: Faulkers powers to first maglia rosa
Door Harmen Lustig Kristen Faulkner outguns Georgia Baker and Elisa Balsamo on the short and fast ITT course in Cagliari. Obviously, the American takes the first maglia rosa.