A literal piece of rope across a dirt road. Mid-race avalanche threats turn the Giro Women queen stage into a frantic gravel sprint, leaving Demi Vollering victorious but running out of road to strip pink from Anna van der Breggen.
Author: Emily Taylor
Masterclass chess on wheels. 20-year-old junior world champ Célia Gery converts a high-stakes tactical play by FDJ United-SUEZ into her first elite professional win, while AVDB survives a terrifying mid-race scare.
The queen reclaiming her throne. Anna van der Breggen dominates the uphill individual time trial to Nevegal, stripping pink from Balsamo and resetting the Giro.
Three in a row for the maglia rosa. Elisa Balsamo survives a late-stage dropping on the rolling roads to Buja, clawing her way back to take a thrilling Stage 3 victory.
No technicalities needed this time. Elisa Balsamo proves she belongs in the maglia rosa by delivering a flawless bunch sprint victory on Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia Women.
The Eagle of Durango completes the trilogy. Watch Sepp Kuss hunt down the breakaway over 5,000 meters of brutal Dolomite climbing to claim his historic first Giro stage win.
Three weeks of relentless breakaway hunting finally pays off. Watch a perfectly timed late attack secure a massive Grand Tour victory in the Stage 17 highlights.
A masterclass in suffocation. Watch Jonas Vingegaard launch a devastating solo attack on the climb to Carì to cement his iron grip on the maglia rosa in the Stage 16 highlights.