The World and Olympic Champion is the solo winner in the stage 9, the penultimate of the 30th Giro Rosa Iccrea (Gemona del Friuli - Chiusaforte/Malga Montasio, 125.5 km): Anna Van der Breggen beated for 17'' the Pink Jersey Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton - Scott) and the South African Ashleigh Moolman - Pasio (CCC-Liv), who beated in a one-to-one sprint the Australian Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton - Scott).
The stage on the roads of the Carnia Region had two different sides: seven riders were the protagonists in the first part, Steigenga (BePink), Jasinska (Movistar), Neylan (Virtu Cycling), Dobrynina (Servetto - Piumate - Beltrami TSA), Barnes (Canyon - SRAM), Van den Steen (Lotto Soudal Ladies) and Boogaard (BTC City Ljubljana). The breakaway arrived at the beginning of the climb to Sella Nevea with 1'30'' but here the peloton accelerated with the Mitchelton - Scott Team in the front. The Australian Team with Annemiek Van Vleuten made the pace and took in very few times the breakaway, and 10 kms from the finish just 5 riders were in the front. Van Vleuten, Van der Breggen, Brand (Sunweb), Spratt and Moolman - Pasio. Lucinda Brand could not stay with them and in the hardest part of the climb, with slopes at 20% just Van Vleuten with Van der Breggen were the stage leaders. Katie Hall tried to chase too when Van Vleuten was solo with 17''. Suddenly, at 1 km to go Anna Van der Breggen found the right time to chase, reach and beat Annemiek to become the stage winner.
Anna Van der Breggen, 1st place, says: "It's amazing to win here, I tried to keep a regular pace on the climb and not to chase Annemiek, but when I saw her in trouble I thought that I could win the stage so I gave my best. I arrived to with my third Giro, but the second place and the stage win today make me really happy."
The Giro Rosa Iccrea has tomorrow it's last day: the final stage from San Vito al Tagliamento to Udine will finish with a cobbled climb to the castle.
RESULTS STAGE 9:
1. Anna Van der Breggen 3h26'27'' 36,474 km/h
2. Annemiek Van Vleuten 17''
3. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio 1'38''
4. Amanda Spratt 1'38''
5. Katharine Hall 1'57''
6. Demi Vollering 2'51''
7. Ane Santesteban Gonzalez 2'51''
8. Erica Magnaldi 2'53''
9. Elisa Longo Borghini 2'55''
10. Juliette Labous 3'10''
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THE STAGE 9:
1. Annemiek Van Vleuten 22h09'39''
2. Anna Van der Breggen 3'50''
3. Amanda Spratt 7'00''
4. Ashleigh Moolman - Pasio 8'05''
5. Katharine Hall 8'09''
6. Katarzyna Niewiadoma 8'10''
7. Lucinda Brand 8'25''
8. Elisa Longo Borghini 8'30''
9. Soraya Paladin 9'26''
10. Erica Magnaldi 9'31''
THE JERSEYS OF THE GIRO ROSA ICCREA:
Pink (GRUPPO BANCARIO ICCREA): Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton - Scott)
Cyclamine (SELLE SMP): Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton - Scott)
Green (EFFEBIQUATTRO): Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton - Scott)
White (KRU): Juliette Labous (Team Sunweb)
Blue (GSG): Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek - Segafredo)
Today's stage will be broadcasted by PMG with highlights on 70 tv platforms of the Eurovision Group, including Eurosport. Long highlights will be broadcasted by Raisport tonight at 7:08 PM. These will be on streaming on national and international websites, like PMG Sport, (Facebook, site, Youtube), Repubblica.it, Lapresse, Cicloweb.it, Federciclismo, Tuttobiciweb, Cyclingpro, InBici. Abroad on Flobikes, GCN Racing and VoxWomen.
Photo (c) Flaviano Ossola (Free for editorial use)
CLASSIFICATIONS
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (PINK JERSEY)
