Giro Rosa 2019 – Stage 10 [FULL STAGE] (italian)

July 14, 2019

Giro Rosa 2019 – Stage 10 – San Vito al Tagliamento – Udine : 120 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.

Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) has successfully defended last year’s victory at the Giro Rosa. Winning two consecutive stages along the way, the 36-year-old’s 3:50 lead over Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) was never in danger on the final stage.

Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv) won stage 10 on a cobbled, uphill finish at the Udine Castle, her fourth Giro Rosa stage win of 2019 and her 25th in all.

“It is so cool to win again, especially as I felt even better than last year,” said Van Vleuten after the podium ceremony.

“It is a dream come true again. Last year was the first time, and now we did it again. It was a big goal of mine this year, to finish it off for the second time in a row is really special. The whole team was prepared, we reconn’ed stages, and we all worked so hard for this. You feel some pressure but then it’s even more special to finish it off. In a stage race you really need the team every day, and that makes the win so beautiful. We really nailed it, and tonight we will celebrate well.”

How it happened ​

Most of the final 120-kilometre stage from San Vito al Tagliamento to Udine was flat, but the finale included two last difficulties: The third category climb to Moruzzo with 15 km to go and the last 500 metres on cobbled streets in Udine with a punchy 250-metre climb to the finish line. ​

A big breakaway of fourteen riders formed after just over 20 km but never got much leeway and was reeled in again with 72 km to go. After a short-lived attack from Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb), it was then Alice Gasparini (Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria) who got away, establishing an advantage to the peloton of almost a minute. ​

Gasparini’s solo was over with 44 km to go. Next to attack were Japanese champion Eri Yonamine (Alé Cipollini) and stage 8 winner Elizabeth Banks (Bigla), but they were not let go by the peloton. Yonamine’s teammate Romy Kasper succeeded with a counterattack and was joined by Anna Plichta (Trek-Segafredo). ​

This duo held a gap of 1:21 minutes with 29 km to go, but they were reeled in on the Moruzzo climb. The climb stretched out the peloton, and after the descent former French champion Aude Biannic (Movistar) put in a late attack. ​

With Bastille Day providing some extra motivation, Biannic was 26 seconds ahead of the chasing bunch with 5 km to go. A relentless peloton chased down the 28-year-old on the run-in to Udine, and she was caught entering the final kilometre. ​

Vos was untouchable on the steep, cobbled ascent to the finish that opened gaps in the peloton, winning the stage ahead of Lucinda Brand (Team Sunweb), Lotte Kopecky (Lotto Soudal), Soraya Paladin (Alé Cipollini), and Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM). Due to bonus seconds and time gaps, Niewiadoma and Brand each moved up one spot in the final general classification, leapfrogging Katie Hall (Boels Dolmans) who dropped from fifth to seventh place overall. ​

In addition to the overall race win, Van Vleuten also takes home the purple and green jerseys as winner of the points and mountain classifications, and she obviously defends her lead in the UCI Women’s WorldTour classification ahead of La Course by Le Tour de France on 19 July. ​

Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) finished as the best Italian in eighth place overall, wearing the Giro Rosa blue jersey from start to finish. Juliette Labous (Team Sunweb) finished in 11th place overall and won the white jersey for the best U23 rider.

Results :
1 Marianne Vos (Ned) CCC-Liv 2:51:45
2 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 0:00:01
3 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
4 Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini 0:00:04
5 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM
6 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv 0:00:06
7 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:00:07
8 Demi Vollering (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:00:09
9 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
10 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:00:10
11 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
12 Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:00:12
13 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
14 Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
15 Michela Balducci (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
16 Kirsten Wild (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
17 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
18 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM
19 Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink 0:00:15
20 Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:00:16
21 Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:00:17
22 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City Ljubljana
23 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) BTC City Ljubljana
24 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
25 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
26 Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
27 Jelena Eric (Srb) Ale Cipollini
28 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb Women
29 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
30 Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Parkhotel Valkenburg
31 Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
32 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling
33 Elise Chabbey (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
34 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:00:24
35 Paula Andrea Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women
36 Elena Franchi (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
37 Katharine Hall (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
38 Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
39 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Movistar Team Women
40 Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
41 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:00:28
42 Eva Buurman (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
43 Elizabeth Banks (GBr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
44 Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
45 Carmela Cipriani (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
46 Lara Vieceli (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
47 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
48 Enara Lopez Gallastegi (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
49 Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
50 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
51 Eider Merino Cortazar (Spa) Movistar Team Women
52 Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
53 Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
54 Omer Shapira (Isr) Canyon-SRAM
55 Julie Van de Velde (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
56 Nikola Noskova (Cze) Bigla Pro Cycling Team
57 Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:00:36
58 Ahreum Na (Kor) Ale Cipollini
59 Anouska Koster (Ned) Team Virtu Cycling
60 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) BePink
61 Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
62 Riejanne Markus (Ned) CCC-Liv
63 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
64 Deborah Paine (NZl) Cogeas Mettler Look
65 Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Ale Cipollini
66 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM
67 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
68 Birgitte Andersen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling
69 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women 0:00:43
70 Olga Deyko (Rus) Cogeas Mettler Look
71 Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women
72 Romy Kasper (Ger) Ale Cipollini
73 Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
74 Charlotte Becker (Ger) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
75 Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
76 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) BePink
77 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
78 Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling
79 Cristina Martinez Bonafe (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango
80 Urska Pintar (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
81 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Ale Cipollini 0:00:47
82 Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Cogeas Mettler Look
83 Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
84 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Bizkaia-Durango
85 Anna Potokina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA
86 Asja Paladin (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:00:51
87 Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
88 Greta Marturano (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
89 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon-SRAM
90 Rossella Ratto (Ita) BTC City Ljubljana
91 Marta Lach (Pol) CCC-Liv
92 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink 0:00:55
93 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
94 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Team Virtu Cycling
95 Kseniia Dobrynina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 0:00:58
96 Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:00:59
97 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
98 Chiara Perini (Ita) BePink
99 Simona Bortolotti (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini
100 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM
101 Sofia Beggin (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 0:01:10
102 Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:01:37
103 Markéta Hájková (Cze) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA
104 Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:01:42
105 Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 0:01:44
106 Elisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
107 Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:01:52
108 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women
109 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:02:22
110 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo Women
111 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:03:27
112 Nicole D’Agostin (Ita) Bizkaia-Durango
113 Alice Gasparini (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:03:31
114 Esther van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:03:35
115 Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo Women
116 Ana Maria Covrig (Rom) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:03:40
117 Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:05:00
118 Lisa De Ranieri (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 0:05:02
119 Basei Marzia Salton (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 0:05:14
120 Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:07:42
121 Danielle Christmas (GBr) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:07:45
122 Lisa Morzenti (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:07:46

Final General Classification :
1 Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 25:01:41
2 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:03:45
3 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:06:55
4 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv 0:07:54
5 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM 0:07:57
6 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 0:08:01
7 Katharine Hall (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:08:16
8 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:08:19
9 Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini 0:09:13
10 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:09:31
11 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb Women 0:09:51
12 Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:10:48
13 Demi Vollering (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:11:12
14 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:11:36
15 Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:11:48
16 Eider Merino Cortazar (Spa) Movistar Team Women 0:12:59
17 Julie Van de Velde (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:13:10
18 Elena Franchi (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 0:16:02
19 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 0:16:06
20 Marianne Vos (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:17:04
21 Omer Shapira (Isr) Canyon-SRAM 0:17:15
22 Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:17:36
23 Paula Andrea Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women 0:17:41
24 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon-SRAM 0:18:35
25 Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:19:27
26 Evita Muzic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:20:27
27 Elise Chabbey (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:22:07
28 Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink 0:22:31
29 Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:22:33
30 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) BePink 0:23:31
31 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 0:24:51
32 Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:26:10
33 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:26:48
34 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) BTC City Ljubljana 0:26:57
35 Nikola Noskova (Cze) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:30:22
36 Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:32:50
37 Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women 0:35:48
38 Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:37:04
39 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women 0:39:34
40 Asja Paladin (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 0:40:11
41 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:40:54
42 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 0:41:31
43 Urska Pintar (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana 0:42:48
44 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women 0:42:55
45 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM 0:43:31
46 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Team Virtu Cycling 0:45:06
47 Marta Lach (Pol) CCC-Liv 0:45:33
48 Riejanne Markus (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:49:36
49 Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Movistar Team Women 0:50:10
50 Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana 0:50:42
51 Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Ale Cipollini 0:51:37
52 Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:52:02
53 Anna Potokina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 0:56:30
54 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling 0:57:03
55 Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:57:18
56 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) CCC-Liv 0:58:16
57 Cristina Martinez Bonafe (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 0:58:33
58 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM 0:58:41
59 Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana 0:59:06
60 Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC-Liv 1:00:44
61 Anouska Koster (Ned) Team Virtu Cycling 1:00:58
62 Enara Lopez Gallastegi (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 1:01:54
63 Carmela Cipriani (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 1:02:06
64 Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Team Virtu Cycling 1:03:57
65 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 1:04:43
66 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 1:05:01
67 Ahreum Na (Kor) Ale Cipollini 1:05:35
68 Elizabeth Banks (GBr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 1:05:45
69 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Bizkaia-Durango 1:06:57
70 Lara Vieceli (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 1:07:31
71 Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women 1:09:02
72 Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 1:09:30
73 Charlotte Becker (Ger) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 1:09:41
74 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Ale Cipollini 1:10:16
75 Romy Kasper (Ger) Ale Cipollini 1:10:33
76 Eva Buurman (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 1:10:57
77 Deborah Paine (NZl) Cogeas Mettler Look 1:15:21
78 Jelena Eric (Srb) Ale Cipollini 1:15:54
79 Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 1:15:58
80 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 1:16:05
81 Birgitte Andersen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling 1:16:24
82 Alice Gasparini (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 1:18:38
83 Rossella Ratto (Ita) BTC City Ljubljana 1:19:27
84 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City Ljubljana 1:21:29
85 Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 1:22:23
86 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 1:23:09
87 Nicole D’Agostin (Ita) Bizkaia-Durango
88 Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Cogeas Mettler Look 1:28:20
89 Lisa Morzenti (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 1:29:30
90 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM 1:29:42
91 Michela Balducci (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 1:35:20
92 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
93 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women 1:37:14
94 Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 1:38:08
95 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink 1:38:52
96 Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 1:39:54
97 Kseniia Dobrynina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 1:41:51
98 Kirsten Wild (Ned) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling 1:42:28
99 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women 1:43:16
100 Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 1:43:59
101 Greta Marturano (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 1:44:32
102 Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 1:44:49
103 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) BePink 1:45:16
104 Danielle Christmas (GBr) Lotto Soudal Ladies 1:46:06
105 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo Women 1:46:21
106 Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women
107 Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 1:47:33
108 Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo Women 1:48:10
109 Sofia Beggin (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 1:52:25
110 Chiara Perini (Ita) BePink 1:55:26
111 Ana Maria Covrig (Rom) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria 1:58:05
112 Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango 2:03:16
113 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women 2:03:35
114 Esther van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 2:03:55
115 Elisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo 2:10:19
116 Markéta Hájková (Cze) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami TSA 2:13:41
117 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling 2:14:42
118 Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies 2:16:23
119 Simona Bortolotti (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 2:27:46
120 Lisa De Ranieri (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 2:27:47
121 Olga Deyko (Rus) Cogeas Mettler Look 2:50:33
122 Basei Marzia Salton (Ita) Conceria Zabri-Fanini 3:08:33