Chiara Consonni pipped world champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) for victory within the bunch dash for stage two of the Giro d’Italia Ladies in Volta Mantovana.
It accomplished the hat-trick for general stage wins within the race for the UAE Staff ADQ rider, who has additionally gained a stage prior to now two editions.
“I’ve no phrases actually right now,” the 25-year-old mentioned afterwards. “The staff had been tremendous. We let the breakaway go for six minutes which was a bit bit careless, however I believe they did a very good job.
“The ultimate was arduous,” she added. “However I used to be tremendous centered on my dash as a result of I do know we do not have numerous alternatives, however I performed in addition to attainable I believe.”
The 110km stage started at Sirmione on the shores of Lake Garda within the north of the nation, ending with two laps of a 22km ending circuit that included a cat-four climb every time.
The breakaway appeared as if it would win the day at one level, with the bunch compelled to throw all sources into the chase on the ultimate circuit, and lone Brazilian rider Ana Vitória Magalhāes (Bepink-Bongioanni) nonetheless retaining a 2:30 lead with 12km to go. She was, nevertheless, caught inside the ultimate three kilometres.
Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) stays within the chief’s jersey after her time trial win yesterday, and the highest of the GC largely unchanged. Fourth-placed Kopecky does, nevertheless, transfer six seconds nearer to Longo Borghini because of her second-place bonus on the stage.
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The way it occurred
The early breakaway of Magalhāes and Alessia Missiaggia (High Women Fassa Bortolo) went clear after eight kilometres raced, with the hole rising over the subsequent hour or so to seven minutes – at which level Magalhāes turned the digital chief on GC.
Missiaggia stayed within the pairing lengthy sufficient to win the intermediate dash at Medole after 67km, however 10km later once they hit the cat-four ascent at Cavriana for the primary time, Missiaggia was dropped with a rueful shake of the top.
The Brazilian rider held on to a decent hole properly into the ultimate 15km, however the second time up the climb, with 10km to go, the bunch actually turned the screw, and stored doing so till Magalhāes was in sight.
A bunch dash on a large street in Volta Mantovana noticed a robust Kopecky burst by on the left, just for Consonni to mild up moments later and pip her to the road by half a wheel.
Outcomes
Giro d’Italia Ladies, Stage 2: Sirmione > Volta Montavano, 110km
1. Chiara Consonni (Ita) UAE Staff ADQ, in 2:41:58
2. Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-Protime
3. Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Lidl-Trek
4. Arlenis Sierra (Cub) Movistar
5. Mylène De Zoete (Ned) Ceratizit-WNT
6. Kimberley Pienaar (Mus) IG Insurance coverage-Soudal
7. Sylvia Zanardi (Ita) Human Powered Well being
8. Letizia Borghesi (Ita) EF Training-Cannondale
9. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Lidl-Trek
10. Catherine Schweinberger (Aut) Ceratizit-WNT
Common Classification after Stage 2
1. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Lidl-Trek, in 3:02:35
2. Grace Brown (Aus) FDJ-SUEZ, +1s
3. Brodie Chapman (Aus) Lidl-Trek, +13s
4. Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-Protime, +19s
5. Juliette Labous (Fra) dsm-firmenich-PostNL, +29s
6. Ruth Edwards (USA) Human Powered Well being, +30s
7. Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) Ceratizit-WNT, +38s
8. Loes Adegeest (Ned) FDJ-SUEZ, at s.t.
9. Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Uno-X Mobility, +45s
10. Franziska Koch (Ger) dsm-firmenich PostNL, +47s
