Giro d'Italia Femminile

The Giro d'Italia Femminile is an annual elite women's road bicycle racing stage race. It was rebranded in 2013 as the Giro Rosa, having previously been branded the Giro Donne. It is considered the most prestigious stage race in women's road cycling.[1]

Giro d'Italia Femminile
Race details
DateLate June / Early July
RegionItaly
Nickname(s)Giro Rosa (Giro Donne before 2013)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's World Tour
TypeStage race
OrganiserEpinike Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica
Race directorGiuseppe Rivolta
Web sitewww.girorosa.com
History
First edition1988 (1988)
Editions31 (as of 2020)
First winner Maria Canins (ITA)
Most wins Fabiana Luperini (ITA) (5 wins)
Most recent Anna van der Breggen (NED)

History

Previously known as the Giro Donne, the race historically was a nine- or ten-day event taking place in Italy in early July each year, generally competing for attention with the more famous men's Tour de France. While the rebranded Giro Rosa has kept its position in the racing calendar, it was shortened in 2013 to eight days, before returning to its traditional ten-day length the next year.

With the cancellation of the Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin after 2010, the Giro Donne was the only Grand Tour left in women's cycling, and in December 2012 Wieler Review reported that the company Epinike had withdrawn as Giro Donne organiser, making the 2013 edition uncertain. In April 2013, however, organisers announced a shortened and rebranded Giro, so that the Giro Rosa would go ahead in 2013. In 2016, the race became part of the new UCI Women's WorldTour, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale.[2]

Winners
Year[3] Distance
[km]		NoS First Second Third
1988  Maria Canins (ITA)  Elizabeth Hepple (AUS)  Petra Rossner (GDR)
1989  Roberta Bonanomi (ITA)  Aleksandra Koliaseva (URS)  Tea Vikstedt-Nyman (FIN)
1990  Catherine Marsal (FRA)  Maria Canins (ITA)  Kathy Watt (AUS)
1991
Race not held
1992
1993  Lenka Ilavská (SVK)  Luzia Zberg (SUI)  Imelda Chiappa (ITA)
1994  Michela Fanini (ITA)  Kathy Watt (AUS)  Luzia Zberg (SUI)
1995  Fabiana Luperini (ITA)  Luzia Zberg (SUI)  Roberta Bonanomi (ITA)
1996  Fabiana Luperini (ITA)  Alessandra Cappellotto (ITA)  Imelda Chiappa (ITA)
1997  Fabiana Luperini (ITA)  Linda Jackson (CAN)  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)
1998  Fabiana Luperini (ITA)  Linda Jackson (CAN)  Barbara Heeb (SUI)
1999  Joane Somarriba (ESP)  Svetlana Bubnenkova (RUS)  Daniela Veronesi (SMR)
2000  Joane Somarriba (ESP)  Alessandra Cappellotto (ITA)  Valentina Polkhanova (RUS)
2001[lower-alpha 1]  Nicole Brändli (SUI)  Diana Žiliūtė (LTU)  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)
2002  Svetlana Bubnenkova (RUS)  Zinaida Stahurskaya (BLR)  Diana Žiliūtė (LTU)
2003  Nicole Brändli (SUI)  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)  Joane Somarriba (ESP)
2004  Nicole Cooke (GBR)  Fabiana Luperini (ITA)  Priska Doppmann (SUI)
2005  Nicole Brändli (SUI)  Joane Somarriba (ESP)  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)
2006  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)  Nicole Brändli (SUI)  Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
2007  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)  Nicole Brändli (SUI)  Maribel Moreno (ESP)
2008  Fabiana Luperini (ITA)  Amber Neben (USA)  Claudia Häusler (GER)
2009 918 km (570.4 mi)9  Claudia Häusler (GER)  Mara Abbott (USA)  Nicole Brändli (SUI)
2010 921.9 km (572.8 mi)10  Mara Abbott (USA)  Judith Arndt (GER)  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
2011 962.1 km (597.8 mi)10  Marianne Vos (NED)  Emma Pooley (GBR)  Judith Arndt (GER)
2012 961 km (597.1 mi)9  Marianne Vos (NED)  Emma Pooley (GBR)  Evelyn Stevens (USA)
2013 803 km (499.0 mi)8  Mara Abbott (USA)  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)  Claudia Häusler (GER)
2014 953 km (592.2 mi)10  Marianne Vos (NED)  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
2015 890 km (553.0 mi)10  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Mara Abbott (USA)  Megan Guarnier (USA)
2016 857.7 km (533.0 mi)10  Megan Guarnier (USA)  Evelyn Stevens (USA)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
2017 1,008.6 km (626.7 mi)10  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
2018 975.2 km (606.0 mi)10  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Amanda Spratt (AUS)
2019 905.8 km (562.8 mi)[lower-alpha 2]10  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Amanda Spratt (AUS)
2020 975.8 km (606.3 mi)9[lower-alpha 3]  Anna van der Breggen (NED)  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)

Multiple winners
Wins Rider Editions
5 Fabiana Luperini (ITA)1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008
3 Nicole Brändli (SUI)2001, 2003, 2005
 Marianne Vos (NED)2011, 2012, 2014
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)2015, 2017, 2020
2 Joane Somarriba (ESP)1999, 2000
 Edita Pučinskaitė (LIT)2006, 2007
 Mara Abbott (USA)2010, 2013
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)2018, 2019

Wins per country
Wins Country
8 Italy,  Netherlands
3  Switzerland,  United States
2 Lithuania,  Spain
1 Germany,  France,  Russia,  Slovakia,  United Kingdom

Secondary Classifications

The Giro d'Italia Femminile awards a number of jerseys for winners of certain classifications – the current competitions that award a jersey are:

  • ( in 2012)Points classification, for the rider with the most points as awarded by finishing positions on stages and the first riders to go through intermediate sprints. Recently, the winner wears the maglia ciclamino (purple jersey).
  • Mountains classification, for the rider awarded the most points for crossing designated climbs, generally at the peaks of hills and mountains. The winner wears the maglia verde (green jersey).
  • Young rider classification, for the fastest rider under the age of 25 to complete the race. The winner wears the maglia bianca (white jersey).
  • Best Italian rider classification, for the fastest Italian rider to complete the race. The winner wears the maglia azzurra (blue jersey).

In 2006, the young riders classifaction was not run, instead a sprints competition was won by Olga Slyusareva (RUS) and awarded the blue jersey.

Winners By Year
Year Giro Points Mountains Young Italian Team Notes
1988 1 Petra Rossner Maria Canins not awarded [6]
1989 2 Petra Rossner (2) Roberta Bonanomi not awarded [6]
1990 3 Catherine Marsal Catherine Marsal not awarded [6]
1991
Race not held
1992
1993 4 Luzia Zberg Lenka Ilavská not awarded [6]
1994 5 Imelda Chiappa Sigrid Corneo not awarded [6]
1995 6 Petra Rossner (3) Fabiana Luperini not awarded [6]
1996 7 Fabiana Luperini Fabiana Luperini (2) not awarded [6][7]
1997 8 Diana Žiliūtė Fabiana Luperini (3) Edita Pučinskaitė not awarded Sanson Mimosa [6][8]
1998 9 Anna Wilson Fabiana Luperini (4) Cindy Pieters not awarded [6][9]
1999 10 Svetlana Bubnenkova Daniela Veronesi Tatiana Stiajkina not awarded [6][10]
2000 11 Svetlana Bubnenkova (2) Edita Pučinskaitė Nicole Brandli not awarded [6][11]
2001 12 Nicole Brandli Mari Holden not awarded [6][12]
2002 13 Zinaida Stahurskaya Jolanta Polikevičiūtė not awarded [6]
2003 14 Regina Schleicher Jolanta Polikevičiūtė (2) Modesta Vžesniauskaitė not awarded not awarded [6][13]
2004 15 Oenone Wood Svetlana Bubnenkova Nicole Cooke not awarded Safi - Pasta Zara Manhattan [14]
2005 16 Giorgia Bronzini Svetlana Bubnenkova (2) Volha Hayeva not awarded not awarded [15]
2006 17 Susanne Ljungskog Edita Pučinskaitė (2) not awarded not awarded Top Girls Fassa Bortolo [16]
2007 18 Marianne Vos Svetlana Bubnenkova (3) Tatiana Guderzo not awarded [17]
2008 19 Ina Yoko Teutenberg Fabiana Luperini (5) Claudia Häusler not awarded [18]
2009 20 Claudia Häusler Mara Abbott Lizzie Armitstead not awarded [19]
2010 21 Marianne Vos (2) Emma Pooley Marianne Vos Tatiana Guderzo [20]
2011 22 Marianne Vos (3) Marianne Vos Elena Berlato Tatiana Guderzo (2) [21]
2012 23 Marianne Vos (4) Emma Pooley (2) Elisa Longo Borghini Fabiana Luperini [22]
2013 24 Marianne Vos (5) Mara Abbott (2) Francesca Cauz Tatiana Guderzo (3) [23]
2014 25 Marianne Vos (6) Emma Pooley (3) Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Elisa Longo Borghini [24]
2015 26 Megan Guarnier Flávia Oliveira Katarzyna Niewiadoma Elisa Longo Borghini (2) [25]
2016 27 Megan Guarnier (2) Elisa Longo Borghini Katarzyna Niewiadoma (2) Tatiana Guderzo (4) [26]
2017 28 Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Elisa Longo Borghini (3) Boels-Dolmans [27][28]
2018 29 Annemiek van Vleuten (2) Amanda Spratt Sofia Bertizzolo Elisa Longo Borghini (4) Team Sunweb [29]
2019 30 Annemiek van Vleuten (3) Annemiek van Vleuten (2) Juliette Labous Elisa Longo Borghini (5) WNT-Rotor
2020 31 Marianne Vos (7) Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Mikayla Harvey Elisa Longo Borghini (6) CCC Liv
Year Giro Points Mountains Young Italian Team Notes

Winners by Country
RankCountry Points Mountains YouthTotal
1  Italy 3 9 4 16
2  Netherlands 10 3 1 14
3  Germany 6 0 1 7
 Lithuania 1 4 2 7
5  France 1 1 3 5
 Russia 2 3 1 6
 United Kingdom 0 3 2 5
 United States 2 3 0 5
9   Switzerland 2 1 1 4
10  Australia 2 1 0 3
11  Belarus 1 0 1 2
 Denmark 0 1 1 2
 Poland 0 0 2 2
14  Belgium 0 0 1 1
 Brazil 0 1 0 1
 New Zealand 0 0 1 1
 San Marino 0 1 0 1
 Slovakia 0 1 0 1
 Sweden 1 0 0 1

Stage wins
Rank Rider Stage wins
1 Marianne Vos (NED)28
2 Petra Rossner (GER)18
3 Fabiana Luperini (ITA)15

See also

Notes
  1. The 2001 race win was originally awarded to Belarusian Zinaida Stahurskaya, but she failed a doping control during the race and was stripped of the title nearly a year later[4]
  2. The race was originally planned to be 918.3 km (570.6 mi) in length, but due to landslides stage 5 had to be shortened and rerouted.[5]
  3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 edition was rescheduled to September and shortened from 10 to 9 stages.

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