2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile

2016 Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile
2016 UCI Women's World Tour, race 11 of 17
Race details
Dates1–10 July 2016
Stages9 + Prologue
Distance857.7 km (533.0 mi)
Winning time22h 42' 20"
Results
Winner  Megan Guarnier (USA) (Boels–Dolmans)
  Second  Evelyn Stevens (USA) (Boels–Dolmans)
  Third  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team)

Points  Megan Guarnier (USA) (Boels–Dolmans)
Mountains  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (Wiggle High5)
Youth  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) (Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team)

The 2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile or Giro Rosa was the 27th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile,[1] the only remaining women's Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour and on the women's calendar.[2]

Competing teams

The following teams participated in the Giro:[3]

Pre race favourites

The race has a number of favourites;[4] 2015 Giro Rosa champion Anna van der Breggen and Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team), reigning World Champion Lizzie Armitstead, Megan Guarnier and World Hour record holder Evelyn Stevens (Boels–Dolmans), Emma Pooley (Lotto–Soudal Ladies), Elisa Longo Borghini and two-time champion Mara Abbott (Wiggle High5).[5][6]

Route

Stages[7]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 1 July Gaiarine 2 km (1.2 mi) Individual time trial  Leah Kirchmann (CAN)
1 2 July Gaiarine – San Fior 104 km (64.6 mi) Flat stage  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)
2 3 July TarcentoMontenars 111.1 km (69.0 mi) Hilly stage  Evelyn Stevens (USA)
3 4 July MontagnanaLendinara 120 km (74.6 mi) Flat stage  Chloe Hosking (AUS)
4 5 July Costa VolpinoLovere 98.5 km (61.2 mi) Flat stage  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)
5 6 July GrosioTirano 77.5 km (48.2 mi) Mountain stage  Mara Abbott (USA)
6 7 July AndoraAlassio/Madonna della Guardia 118.6 km (73.7 mi) Mountain stage  Evelyn Stevens (USA)
7 8 July Albisola SuperioreVarazze 21.9 km (13.6 mi) Individual time trial  Evelyn Stevens (USA)
8 9 July RescaldinaLegnano 99.3 km (61.7 mi) Flat stage  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)
9 10 July Verbania – Verbania 104.8 km (65.1 mi) Hilly stage  Thalita de Jong (NED)

Stages

Prologue

1 July 2016 – Gaiarine – Gaiarine, 2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Prologue Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur 2' 23"
2  Thalita de Jong (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1"
3  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1"
4  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 3"
5  Roxane Knetemann (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 3"
6  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Canyon//SRAM + 4"
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 5"
8  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Boels–Dolmans + 5"
9  Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Canyon//SRAM + 5"
10  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 6"
General classification after Prologue
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Leah Kirchmann  (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur 2" 23"
2  Thalita de Jong (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1"
3  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1"
4  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 3"
5  Roxane Knetemann (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 3"
6  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Canyon//SRAM + 4"
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 5"
8  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Boels–Dolmans + 5"
9  Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Canyon//SRAM + 5"
10  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 6"

Stage 1

2 July 2016 – Gaiarine – San Fior, 104.0 km (64.6 mi)
Stage 1 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) Wiggle High5 2h 38' 22"
2  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans s.t.
3  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) Aromitalia Vaiano s.t.
4  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team s.t.
5  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies s.t.
6  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products s.t.
7  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 5"
8  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans + 5"
9  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 9"
10  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 24"
General classification after Stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Megan Guarnier  (USA) Boels–Dolmans 2h 40' 42"
2  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 8"
3  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 8"
4  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) Aromitalia Vaiano + 13"
5  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 14"
6  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans + 14"
7  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 15"
8  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 15"
9  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 33"
10  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 37"

Stage 2

3 July 2016 – TarcentoMontenars, 111.1 km (69.0 mi)
Stage 2 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans 2h 48' 26"
2  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle High5 s.t.
3  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 2"
4  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 3"
5  Megan Guarnier  (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 24"
6  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 24"
7  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) Aromitalia Vaiano + 33"
8  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur + 33"
9  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 33"
10  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 33"
General classification after Stage 2
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Evelyn Stevens  (USA) Boels–Dolmans 5h 29' 12"
2  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 2"
3  Megan Guarnier  (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 18"
4  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 23"
5  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 35"
6  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 36"
7  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) Aromitalia Vaiano + 42"
8  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 44"
9  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur +1' 12"
10  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team +1' 13"

Stage 3

4 July 2016 – MontagnanaLendinara, 120.0 km (74.6 mi)
Stage 3 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Wiggle High5 2h 50' 14"
2  Marta Tagliaferro (ITA) Alé–Cipollini s.t.
3  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) Wiggle High5 s.t.
4  Roxane Fournier (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 s.t.
5  Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Canyon//SRAM s.t.
6  Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team s.t.
7  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans s.t.
8  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur s.t.
9  Thalita de Jong (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team s.t.
10  Michela Pavin (ITA) Inpa–Bianchi s.t.
General classification after Stage 3
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Evelyn Stevens  (USA) Boels–Dolmans 8h 19' 25"
2  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 3"
3  Megan Guarnier  (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 16"
4  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 24"
5  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 36"
6  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 37"
7  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) Aromitalia Vaiano + 43"
8  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 45"
9  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur + 1' 13"
10  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 14"

Stage 4

5 July 2016 – Costa VolpinoLovere, 98.5 km (61.2 mi)
Stage 4 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Canyon//SRAM 2h 02' 24"
2  Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) Lensworld–Zannata s.t.
3  Aude Biannic (FRA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 s.t.
4  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Alé–Cipollini s.t.
5  Michela Pavin (ITA) Inpa–Bianchi s.t.
6  Arianna Fidanza (ITA) Astana s.t.
7  Soraya Paladin (ITA) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo s.t.
8  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur s.t.
9  Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) Cylance Pro Cycling s.t.
10  Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) Bepink s.t.
General classification after Stage 4
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Evelyn Stevens  (USA) Boels–Dolmans 10h 21' 49"
2  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 3"
3  Megan Guarnier  (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 13"
4  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 24"
5  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 36"
6  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) Aromitalia Vaiano + 43"
7  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 45"
8  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 50"
9  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur + 1' 13"
10  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 14"

Stage 5

6 July 2016 – GrosioTirano, 77.5 km (48.2 mi)
Stage 5 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 2h 40' 23"
2  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 37"
3  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 37"
4  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 37"
5  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 37"
6  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 36"
7  Ksenyia Tuhai (BLR) Bepink + 1' 51"
8  Yevgenia Vysotska (UKR) Hagens Berman–Supermint + 1' 52"
9  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 2' 02"
10  Doris Schweizer (SUI) Cylance Pro Cycling + 2' 48"
General classification after Stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mara Abbott  (USA) Wiggle High5 13h 02' 52"
2  Megan Guarnier  (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 10"
3  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 15"
4  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 33"
5  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 38"
6  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 22"
7  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 2' 10"
8  Yevgenia Vysotska (UKR) Hagens Berman–Supermint + 3' 04"
9  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 3' 49"
10  Doris Schweizer (SUI) Cylance Pro Cycling + 4' 42"

Stage 6

7 July 2016 – AndoraAlassio/Madonna della Guardia, 118.6 km (73.7 mi)
Stage 6 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans 3h 47' 42"
2  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 6"
3  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 19"
4  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 40"
5  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 53"
6  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 1' 18"
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 2' 28"
8  Elena Cecchini (ITA) Canyon//SRAM + 3' 55"
9  Ksenyia Tuhai (BLR) Bepink + 4' 22"
10  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Canyon//SRAM + 6' 00"
General classification after Stage 6
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Megan Guarnier  (USA) Boels–Dolmans 16h 50' 41"
2  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 46"
3  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 03"
4  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 1' 06"
5  Tatiana Guderzo  (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 1' 49"
6  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 2' 18"
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 6' 40"
8  Ksenyia Tuhai (BLR) Bepink + 12' 11"
9  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Canyon//SRAM + 12' 33"
10  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur + 12' 37"

Stage 7

8 July 2016 – Albisola SuperioreVarazze
ITT, 21.9 km (13.6 mi)
Stage 7 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans 36' 22"
2  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 4"
3  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5 + 4"
4  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 29"
5  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 37"
6  Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 04"
7  Doris Schweizer (SUI) Cylance Pro Cycling + 1' 32"
8  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur + 1' 34"
9  Thalita de Jong (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 39"
10  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 1' 45"
General classification after Stage 7
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans 17h 21' 31"
2  Evelyn Stevens (United States) Boels–Dolmans + 34"
3  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 53"
4  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 2' 07"
5  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 2' 33"
6  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 3' 05"
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 6' 48"
8  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur + 13' 42"
9  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Canyon//SRAM + 13' 53"
10  Ksenyia Tuhai (BLR) Bepink + 14' 45"

Stage 8

9 July 2016 – RescaldinaLegnano, 99.3 km (61.7 mi)
Stage 8 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) Wiggle High5 2h 28' 48"
2  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Alé–Cipollini s.t.
3  Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) Lensworld–Zannata s.t.
4  Michela Pavin (ITA) Inpa–Bianchi s.t.
5  Lucinda Brand (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team s.t.
6  Roxane Fournier (ITA) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 s.t.
7  Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) Bepink s.t.
8  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Canyon//SRAM s.t.
9  Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) Cylance Pro Cycling s.t.
10  Lauren Kitchen (AUS) Team Hitec Products s.t.
General classification after Stage 8
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans 19h 56' 19"
2  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 34"
3  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 53"
4  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 2' 07"
5  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 2' 33"
6  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 3' 05"
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 6' 48"
8  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur + 13' 42"
9  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Canyon//SRAM + 13' 53"
10  Ksenyia Tuhai (BLR) Bepink + 14' 45"

Stage 9

10 July 2016 – Verbania – Verbania, 104.8 km (65.1 mi)
Stage 9 result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Thalita de Jong (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team 2h 44' 24"
2  Riejanne Markus (NED) Team Liv–Plantur + 1' 05"
3  Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) Lensworld–Zannata + 1' 05"
4  Íngrid Drexel (MEX) Astana + 1' 05"
5  Ane Santesteban (ESP) Alé–Cipollini + 1' 05"
6  Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN) Wiggle High5 + 1' 05"
7  Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) Cylance Pro Cycling + 1' 54"
8  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 57"
9  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 57"
10  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 57"
General classification after Stage 9
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans 22h 42' 20"
2  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans + 34"
3  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 1' 53"
4  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 2' 33"
5  Mara Abbott (USA) Wiggle High5 + 2' 38"
6  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Team Hitec Products + 3' 05"
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team + 6' 48"
8  Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Team Liv–Plantur + 15' 17"
9  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Canyon//SRAM + 16' 18"
10  Ksenyia Tuhai (BLR) Bepink + 16' 20"

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Italian rider classification
P Leah Kirchmann Leah Kirchmann Leah Kirchmann Not Awarded Katarzyna Niewiadoma Barbara Guarischi
1 Giorgia Bronzini Megan Guarnier Megan Guarnier Elisa Longo Borghini Giorgia Bronzini
2 Evelyn Stevens Evelyn Stevens Evelyn Stevens Elisa Longo Borghini
3 Chloe Hosking Elisa Longo Borghini
4 Tiffany Cromwell
5 Mara Abbott Mara Abbott
6 Evelyn Stevens Megan Guarnier Tatiana Guderzo
7 (ITT) Evelyn Stevens
8 Giorgia Bronzini
9 Thalita de Jong
Final Megan Guarnier Megan Guarnier Elisa Longo Borghini Katarzyna Niewiadoma Tatiana Guderzo

See also

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