Twenty-four professional women’s road teams from across the world gathered in Aquileia, Italy to kick off the 18th Giro Rosa.
For those who are unfamiliar, the Giro Rosa is the biggest women’s event of the year. It spans over 10 days, beginning with a time-trial event to assign the jerseys and, of course, give the women a brief warm up for to the following nine days of challenging races. Here’s the race schedule…
Stage 1: Aquileia – Grado 11.5 km (TTT)
Stage 2: Zoppola – Montereale Valcellina 122.250 km
Stage 3: San Fior – San Vendemiano 100 km
Stage 4: Occhiobello – Occhiobello 118 km
Stage 5: Sant’Elpidio a Mare – Sant’Elpidio a Mare 12.730 km (ITT)
Stage 6: Roseto degli Abruzzi – Roseto degli Abruzzi 116.160 km
Stage 7: Isernia – Baronissi 141.980 km
Stage 8: Baronissi – Palinuro 141.800 km
Stage 9: Palinuro – Polla 122.300 km
Stage 10: Torre del Greco – Torre del Greco 124 km
There are five rider jerseys up for grabs each day…
Pink Jersey (General Classification) – Official Sponsor COLNAGO
Green Jersey (Climbs Classification) – Official Sponsor PURPLE by GLOBALSTOCK
Ciclamino Jersey (Points Classification) – Official Sponsor SELLE SMP
White Jersey (Best Young Riders) – Official Sponsor COLNAGO
Blue Jersey (Italians Classification) – Official Sponsor GSG
Giro Rosa Stage 1: Team Time Trial – Aquileia to Grado
