Elizabeth Banks sealed the victory on stage eight of Giro Rosa in Maniago, Italy, yesterday.
The British rider completed the 133km race in 3:38:17. She was followed 30 seconds later by American Leah Thomas and Italian Soraya Paladin.
The Netherlands’ Annemiek van Vleuten holds on to her overall lead in 18:43:01 while compatriot Anna van der Breggen (+0:04:11) lies second overall and Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma (+0:04:26) third.
South Africa’s Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio lies ninth in the Giro Rosa GC after stage eight today. Photo: Oliver Grenaa
South Africa’s Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio unfortunately moved down in the GC after she finished 16th today.
More results can be viewed below.
Stage eight results
1. Elizabeth Banks (GBr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 3:38:17
2. Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team +0:00:30
3. Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini
4. Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Movistar Team Women
5. Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Parkhotel Valkenburg
6. Kathrin Hammes (Ger) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling
7. Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC-Liv
8. Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
9. Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women
10. Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
*Selected
16. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv +0:02:56
General classification
1. Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women 18:43:01
2. Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam +0:04:11
3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM +0:04:26
4. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women +0:05:26
5. Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women +0:05:33
6. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women +0:05:46
7. Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini +0:06:06
8. Katharine Hall (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam +0:06:23
9. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv +0:06:42
10. Erica Magnaldi (Ita) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling +0:06:49
