Giro Rosa 2019 – Stage 08 [FULL STAGE] (italian)

July 12, 2019

Giro Rosa 2019 – Stage 08 – Vittorio Veneto – Maniago : 133 km

Just when you thought it wasn’t possible for the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile (Giro Rosa) to get any harder, organisers went ahead an upped the ante of the 10-day Women’s WorldTour race held from July 5-14. Mountains, mountains, and more mountains will be the name of the game this year and, with the inclusion of a summit finish on Passo Gavia, it will be the most challenging edition in the event’s 30-year history. There will be 144 athletes of the 24 of the best teams in the world on the start line for the opening team time trial held in Cassano Spinola, many in pursuit of the event’s first coveted maglia rosa. The real race for the overall title will begin a few stages later when the favourites will challenge one another in the mountains of northern Italy.

Elizabeth Banks (Bigla) won stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile in Maniago Friday. Part of a breakaway of ten riders that formed on the second climb of the day with 40km to go, Banks attacked in the final and held off the rest of the group to win solo. Her teammate Leah Thomas made it a 1-2 for Bigla by beating Soraya Paladin (Alé Cipollini) in the sprint for second place.

“I think this won’t sink in for quite a few days,” said Banks after celebrating her first UCI victory. “I really can’t quite believe it. The group wasn’t working really well. We had to keep it rolling, and I was fully on the limit, but that’s the moment when you have to go. We were all tired. Leah was just killing herself to cover everything. I’m so excited, I love racing with her and the rest of the team, this is a real team victory.”

Maglia rosa Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) finished with the peloton 2:56 minutes later and defended her overall lead.

How it happened

The stage from Vittorio Veneto to Maniago was the longest of the race at 133.3 kilometres and included two climbs, the category two Forcella di Pala Barzana cresting after 62km and the category three climb to Clauzetto inside 40km to go.

There were many attacks in the first part of the stage, but nobody got away for more than a few kilometres. On the Pala Barzana climb, five kilometres at a gradient of almost nine per cent, the GC favourites took charge, and Van Vleuten crested the top solo, followed by her teammate Amanda Spratt, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (CCC-Liv), Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo), and Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans).

After the descent, Van Vleuten had a 30-second gap on a group that also included Katie Hall (Boels Dolmans), Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM), Lucinda Brand (Team Sunweb), and Erica Magnaldi (WNT-Rotor), with Ane Santesteban (WNT-Rotor) joining the chase a bit later. After a while, Van Vleuten sat up and waited for the group behind. The next group was over a minute behind at this point. But with nobody prepared to drive the pace in front, more riders came back on the slightly downhill stretch before the Clauzetto climb to form a peloton of about 50 riders.

11 riders attacked on the 5.3km, six-percent climb, but Elena Pirrone (Valcar Cylance) lost contact with the group again. This left a breakaway of ten riders including Bigla duo Banks and Thomas, Paladin, Pauliena Rooijakkers (CCC-Liv), Shara Gillow (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope), Malgorzata Jasinska (Movistar Team), Sofie De Vuyst (Parkhotel Valkenburg), Ruth Winder (Trek-Segafredo), Alice Maria Arzuffi (Valcar Cylance), and Kathrin Hammes (WNT-Rotor).

The break crested the climb 51 seconds ahead of the peloton and extended their lead to 1:31 minutes at the 20-kilometre mark. Roughly 14km from the finish, Banks made a first move for the stage win but was quickly caught again.

Jasinska and Thomas also unsuccessfully tried to get away, then Banks put in a counterattack with 11.5km to go. The Briton was 21 seconds ahead of her erstwhile companions at the ten-kilometre mark. With Thomas covering all attacks in the chase group, including several attempts by Rooijakkers, Banks defended her advantage on the run-in to Maniago to take the first UCI victory of her career. Thomas won the sprint for second place 30 seconds later to complete an excellent day for the Bigla team.

The peloton rolled in 2:56 minutes behind Banks, meaning that Paladin moved up to seventh place overall ahead of the final mountain stage on Saturday, finishing at Malga Montasio at an altitude of 1,546 metres.

Results :
1 Elizabeth Banks (GBr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 3:38:17
2 Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:00:30
3 Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini
4 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Movistar Team Women
5 Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Parkhotel Valkenburg
6 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
7 Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC-Liv
8 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
9 Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women
10 Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
11 Marianne Vos (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:02:56
12 Jelena Eric (Srb) Ale Cipollini
13 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
14 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
15 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM
16 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv
17 Nikola Noskova (Cze) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
18 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) BTC City Ljubljana
19 Demi Vollering (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
20 Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
21 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
22 Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
23 Elise Chabbey (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
24 Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women
25 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
26 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
27 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
28 Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
29 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women
30 Eider Merino Cortazar (Spa) Movistar Team Women
31 Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink
32 Katharine Hall (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
33 Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
34 Paula Andrea Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women
35 Omer Shapira (Isr) Canyon-SRAM
36 Julie Van de Velde (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
37 Elena Franchi (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
38 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 0:03:06
39 Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
40 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon-SRAM
41 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb Women
42 Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:03:08
43 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
44 Enara Lopez Gallastegi (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 0:08:53
45 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City Ljubljana
46 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Bizkaia-Durango
47 Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
48 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
49 Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
50 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) BePink
51 Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
52 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
53 Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA
54 Ahreum Na (Kor) Ale Cipollini
55 Markéta Hájková (Cze) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA
56 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM
57 Eva Buurman (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
58 Deborah Paine (NZl) Cogeas Mettler Look
59 Rossella Ratto (Ita) BTC City Ljubljana
60 Alice Gasparini (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
61 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling
62 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Team Virtu Cycling
63 Riejanne Markus (Ned) CCC-Liv
64 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
65 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
66 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
67 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) BePink
68 Charlotte Becker (Ger) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
69 Nicole D’Agostin (Ita) Bizkaia-Durango
70 Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Ale Cipollini
71 Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
72 Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
73 Greta Marturano (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
74 Michela Balducci (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
75 Marta Lach (Pol) CCC-Liv
76 Urska Pintar (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
77 Lara Vieceli (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
78 Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling
79 Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
80 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) CCC-Liv
81 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women
82 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Ale Cipollini
83 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
84 Anna Potokina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA
85 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM
86 Cristina Martinez Bonafe (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
87 Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women
88 Asja Paladin (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:09:06
89 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women 0:09:09
90 Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:19:11
91 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
92 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM
93 Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
94 Olga Deyko (Rus) Cogeas Mettler Look
95 Carmela Cipriani (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
96 Ana Maria Covrig (Rom) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
97 Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
98 Kseniia Dobrynina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA
99 Chiara Perini (Ita) BePink
100 Simona Bortolotti (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini
101 Kirsten Wild (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:19:17
102 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
103 Esther van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
104 Lisa Morzenti (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
105 Romy Kasper (Ger) Ale Cipollini
106 Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women
107 Birgitte Andersen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling
108 Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
109 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women
110 Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
111 Anouska Koster (Ned) Team Virtu Cycling
112 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo Women
113 Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Cogeas Mettler Look 0:25:48
114 Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
115 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
116 Sofia Beggin (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
117 Elisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
118 Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
119 Lisa De Ranieri (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini
120 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink
121 Danielle Christmas (GBr) Lotto Soudal Ladies
122 Basei Marzia Salton (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 0:37:29
DNF Leonora Geppi (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini
DNF Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Greta Richioud (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Sophie de Boer (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Maja Perinovic (Cro) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo

General Classification after Stage 8 :
1 Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 18:43:01
2 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:04:11
3 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM 0:04:26
4 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 0:05:26
5 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:05:33
6 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:05:46
7 Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini 0:06:06
8 Katharine Hall (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:06:23
9 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv 0:06:42
10 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:06:49
11 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb Women 0:06:52
12 Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:08:08
13 Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Parkhotel Valkenburg
14 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:08:23
15 Demi Vollering (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:08:40
16 Julie Van de Velde (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:09:41
17 Eider Merino Cortazar (Spa) Movistar Team Women 0:09:49
18 Marianne Vos (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:10:26
19 Omer Shapira (Isr) Canyon-SRAM 0:11:01
20 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon-SRAM 0:11:43
21 Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:11:51
22 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 0:12:00
23 Elena Franchi (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:12:11
24 Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:12:52
25 Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:13:08
26 Paula Andrea Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women 0:13:29
27 Elise Chabbey (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:14:24
28 Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:16:11
29 Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:16:57
30 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:17:03
31 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) BePink 0:17:35
32 Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink 0:17:51
33 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) BTC City Ljubljana 0:19:15
34 Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:20:31
35 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:21:05
36 Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:23:29
37 Nikola Noskova (Cze) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:24:39
38 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM 0:26:52
39 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:30:46
40 Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:30:59
41 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women 0:31:02
42 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:31:14
43 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Movistar Team Women 0:31:24
44 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 0:32:57
45 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Team Virtu Cycling 0:33:20
46 Urska Pintar (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana 0:33:42
47 Asja Paladin (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:33:49
48 Cristina Martinez Bonafe (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 0:35:15
49 Marta Lach (Pol) CCC-Liv 0:35:33
50 Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:39:37
51 Riejanne Markus (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:39:51
52 Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Ale Cipollini 0:42:01
53 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling 0:42:12
54 Elizabeth Banks (GBr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:42:42
55 Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:43:53
56 Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana 0:44:54
57 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 0:45:23
58 Anna Potokina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 0:46:54
59 Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:47:52
60 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:48:03
61 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM 0:48:51
62 Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana 0:49:45
63 Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women 0:49:55
64 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Bizkaia-Durango 0:50:43
65 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:51:19
66 Carmela Cipriani (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 0:51:31
67 Enara Lopez Gallastegi (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 0:52:12
68 Anouska Koster (Ned) Team Virtu Cycling 0:52:15
69 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 0:52:16
70 Jelena Eric (Srb) Ale Cipollini 0:53:02
71 Romy Kasper (Ger) Ale Cipollini 0:53:15
72 Lara Vieceli (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:54:01
73 Ahreum Na (Kor) Ale Cipollini 0:55:52
74 Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling 0:56:27
75 Eva Buurman (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:57:11
76 Lisa Morzenti (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:57:45
77 Charlotte Becker (Ger) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:58:03
78 Alice Gasparini (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:58:35
79 Deborah Paine (NZl) Cogeas Mettler Look 0:59:18
80 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Ale Cipollini 0:59:40
81 Rossella Ratto (Ita) BTC City Ljubljana 0:59:49
82 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 1:01:16
83 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City Ljubljana 1:02:25
84 Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 1:02:55
85 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 1:03:35
86 Nicole D’Agostin (Ita) Bizkaia-Durango 1:04:15
87 Birgitte Andersen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling 1:06:39
88 Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 1:09:46
89 Michela Balducci (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 1:11:10
90 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM 1:12:08
91 Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 1:13:09
92 Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 1:14:50
93 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink 1:16:38
94 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 1:17:12
95 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 1:17:50
96 Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Cogeas Mettler Look 1:18:24
97 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women 1:19:39
98 Kirsten Wild (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 1:19:41
99 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo Women 1:21:24
100 Greta Marturano (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 1:21:45
101 Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 1:21:52
102 Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 1:21:53
103 Kseniia Dobrynina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 1:21:56
104 Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo Women 1:22:00
105 Danielle Christmas (GBr) Lotto Soudal Ladies 1:22:55
106 Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 1:23:10
107 Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 1:23:59
108 Sofia Beggin (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 1:24:39
109 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) BePink 1:25:37
110 Chiara Perini (Ita) BePink 1:31:52
111 Ana Maria Covrig (Rom) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 1:32:29
112 Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 1:38:23
113 Esther van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 1:39:05
114 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women 1:43:19
115 Elisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 1:46:00
116 Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies 1:48:48
117 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 1:49:36
118 Markéta Hájková (Cze) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 1:54:50
119 Lisa De Ranieri (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 2:01:03
120 Simona Bortolotti (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 2:04:12
121 Olga Deyko (Rus) Cogeas Mettler Look 2:20:46
122 Basei Marzia Salton (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 2:28:16