Australia’s Chloe Hosking powered to victory on stage one of the Giro della Toscana road race in Segromigno in Piano today.
Cuba’s Arlenis Sierra took second with Lithuania’s Rasa Leleivyte rounding out the podium.
Astana’s Sierra maintains the overall lead over Alé–Cipollini’s Hosking and BTC City Ljubljana’s Anastasiia Chursina.
More results can be viewed below.
Stage one results (137.6km)
1. Chloe Hosking (AUS) Alé–Cipollini 3:20:59
2. Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Astana Women’s Team
3. Rasa Leleivyte (LTU) Aromitalia Vaiano
4. Michela Balducci (ITA) Aromitalia Vaiano
5. Diana Klimova (RUS)
6. Aurela Nerlo (POL)
7. Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) Valcar Cylance Cycling
8. Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club
9. Mariia Novolodskaya (RUS) Cogeas–Mettler Pro Cycling Team
10. Spela Kern (SVN) BTC City Ljubljana
*Selected
48. Joanna van de Winkel (RSA) +0:00:31
73 Tiffany Keep (RSA) +0:01:10
107. Maroesjka Matthee (RSA) +0:02:58
DNF Carla Oberholzer (RSA)
DNF Arien Coppock (RSA)
General classification
1. Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Astana Women’s Team 3:23:48
2. Chloe Hosking (AUS) Alé–Cipollini +0:00:03
3. Anastasiia Chursina (RUS) BTC City Ljubljana +0:00:07
4. Mariia Novolodskaya (RUS) Cogeas–Mettler Pro Cycling Team +0:00:10
5. Olga Shekel (UKR) Astana Women’s Team
6. Lara Vieceli (ITA) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling +0:00:11
7. Kathrin Hammes (DEU) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling +0:00:12
8. Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR) Minsk Cycling Club +0:00:13
9. Clara Koppenburg (DEU) WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling +0:00:14
10. Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) Valcar Cylance Cycling +0:00:15
*Selected
50. Joanna van de Winkel (RSA) +0:01:02
70. Tiffany Keep (RSA) +0:01:34
110. Maroesjka Matthee (RSA) +0:03:30
