The Giro Rosa is the longest stage race in the pro women’s calendar and it’s taking place in Italy right now.
Having kicked off on Friday, and holding its first full length stage on the same day as the Tour de France began, we can’t help but feel the spectacle of women’s cycling is being slightly overshadowed by the French favourite.
TV coverage, though it does exist, has been limited – though there have been some handy highlights videos from the UCI.
Regardless of the mainstream media’s coverage, the Giro Rosa is a stunning annual celebration of what the women’s peloton is capable of. Though we’re having to sift through the #TdF updates to find information, the Italian epic with its loveable character has certainly been shining.
Here are some of our favourite mentions documenting the race so far…
Prologue winner, Leah Kirchmann celebrated her birthday just before her win
My #LivPlantur teammies know me well, bday baking supplies! I think they are expecting cookies at the team house.. pic.twitter.com/weRkL4GHiC
— Leah Kirchmann (@L_Kirch) June 30, 2016
Kirchmann was super excited to enjoy a day in Pink during Stage One, at her first Giro…
What an incredible feeling, never thought I would be in pink racing my first #GiroRosa! #keepchallenging https://t.co/AVJTzZDmjW
— Leah Kirchmann (@L_Kirch) July 1, 2016
After the first stage – Canyon//SRAM’s Tiffany Crowell wasn’t too impressed with the accuracy of the race guide (a well documented trait of this event!)
Profile vs reality from today’s stage and severity of the GPM … The @GiroRosaCycling is always good for surprises. pic.twitter.com/2F2IMcslqv
— Tiffany Jane (@tiffanycromwell) July 2, 2016
And also isn’t a huge fan of the food…
Is it a bad thing it I’m already over pasta and it’s only day 1? …. Just 9 more days of pasta for breakfast, lunch and dinner. #girorosa
— Tiffany Jane (@tiffanycromwell) July 1, 2016
Returning to that profile convo – Cromwell wasn’t the only one who was surprised…
The official road book's profile vs. my Garmin's profile of today's stage in #GiroRosa pic.twitter.com/9iN3YT0o46
— Amalie Dideriksen (@AmalieDiderikse) July 2, 2016
And there’s plenty more lumpy terrain to come –
Profile of the #GiroRosa TT. Definitely not 'flat'. There's a few hairpins in there too! Going to be a toughie! pic.twitter.com/Au7TvmGkbh
— Vélofocus (@velofocus) June 30, 2016
Currently Boels-Dolmans have Evelyn Stevens in the lead. They’re all about the Team – as long as one of them is in pink, they’re happy..
#GiroRosa stage two in a nutshell: MeganGuarnier started the day in pink. @evelyn_stevens ended the day in pink. pic.twitter.com/DyRwpLEaOw
— Boels-Dolmans (@boelsdolmansct) July 3, 2016
And current race leader, Evelyn Stevens doesn’t seem to have changed much since last year…
Love seeing @evelyn_stevens mirror-image attack from last year’s #GiroRosa pic.twitter.com/yjtgWr72IG
— Chad Briggs (@CenturyChad) July 3, 2016
Stage three winner, Chloe Hosking was thrilled with her result…
Images of the pure emotion following the impressive #GiroRosa stage win by @chloe_hosking today! Amazing team! #Bam pic.twitter.com/y6jcEREVfr
— Wiggle High5 (@WiggleHigh5) July 4, 2016
It’s even better when you see a team working together to get the best result possible, too.
Wow, @WiggleHigh5 completely in control! I asked La Bronzini this morning what the day’s plan was & she responded ‘We win with Chloe today!’
— Rochelle Gilmore (@RochelleGilmore) July 4, 2016
We’re following the race here – keep checking back for daily updates.
