Giro Rosa 2018
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 10: Annemiek van Vleuten wins final stage and GC
Door Martijn Ophorst The Giro Rosa's 10th stage features several loops around Cividale del Friuli. The finale is marked by a 6 kilometres climb at 7.1% with its peak 10.6 kilometres before the finish. Maglia rosa attacks in the last uphill kilometres and holds off the…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 9: Van Vleuten cements lead with Zoncolan victory
Door Martijn Ophorst The Queen Stage of the Giro Rosa heads into the Carnic Alps. In the last kilometres of the Monte Zoncolan, a 10.1 kilometres climb at 11.9%, she leaves Ashleigh Moolman behind to solo to victory. Her GC victory in this year's edition is next to…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 8: Marianne Vos sprints to victory, Annemiek van Vleuten still in pink
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 8 in the Giro Rosa is a hilly race in Breganze. Following a late attack Marianne Vos sprints to victory in Breganze ahead of Elisa Longo Borghini and Lucinda Brand. Annemiek van Vleuten crosses the line 23 seconds later, but retains the maglia rosa.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 7: Annemiek van Vleuten climbs to mountain time trial win and maglia rosa
Door Martijn Ophorst The Giro Rosa's 7th stage is a mountain time trial, featuring one 15 kilometres climb at 6.7%. Annemiek van Vleuten wins the race more than 2 minutes ahead of Ashleigh Moolman and propels into the maglia rosa. She leads the overall almost 3…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 6: Mountain top victory brings Amanda Spratt maglia rosa
Door Martijn Ophorst The 6th stage offers the first mountain top finish of the 2018 Giro Rosa. Following almost 100 kilometres on the flat, the last 15 kilometres climb at 5.4%. Amanda Spratt goes alone with 4 kilometres left and solos to victory. Annemiek van Vleuten…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 5: Ruth Winder takes stage win and maglia rosa
Door Martijn Ophorst The Giro Rosa's 5th stage is a hilly race of 117.7 kilometres. Alice Maria Arzuffi, Ruth Winder and Tayler Wiles attack after the QOM climb and hold on to the line. Winder wins the three-up sprint to take the overall lead.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 4: Jolien D'Hoore again, Leah Kirchmann still in pink
Door Martijn Ophorst The 4th stage of the Giro Rosa is yet another chance for the fast women to shine. Jolien D'Hoore powers in Piacenza to a back-to-back win. At the end of the 109 kilometres out-and-back route she outguns Marta Bastianelli and Lotta Lepistö. Leah…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 3: Jolien D'Hoore powers to sprint win, Leah Kirchmann new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The Giro Rosa's 3rd stage is as flat as a skate rink. At the end of the circuit race in Corbetta Jolien D'Hoore outsprints Kirsten Wild and Alexis Ryan. Leah Kirchmann finishes in fourth and is the new overall leader.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 2: Sprint victory Kirsten Wild, Lucinda Brand new leader
Door Martijn Ophorst The Giro Rosa's 2nd stage is a hilly out-and-back leg in Ovada. Attackers Gutierrez Rui and Arzuffi are brought back with 500 meters left before Kirsten Wild outsprints Giorgia Bronzini and Marianne Vos. Lucinda Brand took a time bonus on an…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Stage 1: Team Sunweb wins TTT, Ellen van Dijk first maglia Rosa
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the 2018 Giro Rosa is a flat team trial of 15.5 kilometres. Team Sunweb wins the race along the Lago Maggiore and because Ellen van Dijk is the first rider to cross the line she is the fist overall leader.
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Giro Rosa 2018: The Route
Door Martijn Ophorst The 2018 Giro Rosa runs from Friday, 6 July, to Sunday, 14 July. Featuring two uphill finishes and one mountain time trial, the race is tailor made for climbers. A number of flat and hilly stages and one team time trial round out the Giro Rosa's route.
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Giro Rosa 2018: Riders
Door Martijn Ophorst The start list of the Giro Rosa features three-time champion Marianne Vos, world champion Chantal Blaak, and the riders placed second, third and fourth in last year's edition: Elisa Longo Borghini, Annemiek van Vleuten and Megan Guarnier. Title…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 1: TTT in Verbania
Door Martijn Ophorst Friday, 6 July 2018 - The Giro Rosa begins with a 15.5 kilometres team time trial. The route on the shores of Lago Maggiore is almost entirely flat. Start and finish are in Verbania.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 2: Ovada - Ovada
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, 7 July 2018 - The 2nd stage of the Giro Rosa begins and ends in Ovada. At 120.4 kilometres, the women race a hilly route, although the finale is played out on the flat.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 3: Corbetta- Corbetta
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, 8 July 2018 - The 3rd stage of the Giro Rosa is played out on the flattest course you can imagine. At 132 kilometres, the route takes in several loops around Corbetta.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 4: Piacenza - Piacenza
Door Martijn Ophorst Monday, 9 July 2018 - The 4th stage of the Giro Rosa amounts to 109 kilometres. The route is one huge round southwest of Piacenza with one climb almost exactly halfway. Start and arrival place are the same.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 5: Omegna - Omegna
Door Harmen Lustig Tuesday, 10 July 2018 - The 5th stage on the Giro Rosa sets off in Omegna to finish there as well. The hilly route amounts to 117.7 kilometres.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 6: Sovico - Gerola Alta
Door Martijn Ophorst Wednesday, 11 July 2018 - At 114.1 kilometres, stage 6 on the Giro Rosa travels from Sovico to an uphill finish in Gerola Alta. The route runs mostly on the flat, but the last 15 kilometres climb with an average gradient of 5.4%.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 7: Lanzada - Campo Moro
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday, 12 July 2018 - The 7th stage of the Giro Rosa is a mountain time trial of 15 kilometres. The average gradient is 6.7%, but that's really a biased statistic as the route is crammed with double digit ramps.
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 8: San Giorgio di Perlena - Breganze
Door Harmen Lustig Friday, 13 July 2018 - The proper start of the Giro Rosa's 8th stage is in Breganze and after 121.6 kilometres of racing the finish is in the same place. The route takes in several loops, while the riders are to crest three intermediate climbs.…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 9: Tricesimo – Monte Zoncolan
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, 14 July 2018 - At 104.7 kilometres, the Giro Rosa's Queen Stage begins in Tricesimo and the riders go north with the prospect of a finale that's pure torture. The finish lies atop Monte Zoncolan, a monster climb of 10.1 kilometres with…
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Giro Rosa 2018 Route stage 10: Cividale del Friuli - Cividale del Friuli
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, 15 July 2018 - The 10th stage of the Giro Rosa is played out on several laps in the Friuli region, close to the Italian-Slovenian border. Start and finish are in Cividale del Friuli and the route amounts to 120.3 kilometres. A 6 kilometres…