Italian Letizia Borghesi won stage four of the Giro Rosa in Carate Brianza yesterday.
The Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano rider completed the 100km route, which started in Lissone, in a time of 2:29:50.
Nadia Quagliotto (Ale Cipollini) crossed the line in second, with Chiara Perini (BePink) third.
South African Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (CCC-Liv) placed 29th.
Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) retained her overall lead, while Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Bigla Pro Cycling Team) and Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv) were second and third overall. Moolman-Pasio placed sixth.
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Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) retained her overall lead on stage four of the Giro Rosa in Carate Brianza yesterday. Photo: Supplied
Stage four
1. Letizia Borghesi (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 2:29:50
2. Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Ale Cipollini
3. Chiara Perini (Ita) BePink
4. Marianne Vos (Ned) CCC-Liv +0:00:42
5. Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women
6. Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini
7. Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women
8. Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance Cycling
9. Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
10. Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
*Selected
29. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv
General classification
1. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM 8:07:20
2. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla Pro Cycling Team +0:00:20
3. Marianne Vos (Ned) CCC-Liv +0:00:25
4. Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon-SRAM +0:00:40
5. Omer Shapira (Isr) Canyon-SRAM +0:00:44
6. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) CCC-Liv +0:00:45
7. Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott Women +0:00:47
8. Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women +0:00:52
9. Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women +0:00:59
10. Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam +0:01:04
