2024 Giro d'Italia Women

Italian cycling race
Cycling race
2024 Giro d'Italia Women
2024 UCI Women's World Tour, race 21 of 27
Race details
Dates7–14 July 2024
Stages8
Distance876.7 km (544.8 mi)
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The 2024 Giro d'Italia Women is the 35th edition of the Giro d'Italia Women, a women's road cycling stage race in Italy. The race is taking place from 7 to 14 July 2024 and is the 21st race in the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour calendar. The race is organised by RCS Sport, which also organises the men's Giro d'Italia.

Teams

22 teams are participating in the race.[1]

Each team will start with seven riders. All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They will be joined by five UCI Women's Continental Teams selected by organisers RCS Sport. The two best UCI Women's Continental Teams of the 2023 season also gained automatic invitations.[2] The teams were announced on 7 June 2024.

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route

In December 2023, the route was announced by new organisers RCS Sport.[3][4] The race will start in Brescia, Lombardy in northern Italy with an individual time trial, before heading south through the Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Umbria and Abruzzo regions. The final two stages will be in the southern Apennines mountains, with the queen stage on stage 7 with a summit finish at Blockhaus at an elevation of 1,680 metres (5,510 ft).[4] As the highest climb of the race, the first rider to pass Blockhaus will be awarded the "Cima Alfonsina Strada" – a prize named after Italian cyclist Alfonsina Strada, who took part in the men's Giro d’Italia in 1924.[5] The total race distance of 856 km (532 mi) will be the shortest since 2013, with the previous 10 editions of the race averaging over 950 kilometres (590 mi) in length.[4]

Following criticism of previous editions of the race,[6] the 2024 route was considered to be "impressive" and a "positive step", with praise for the last two mountain stages.[7][8] As with the previous editions, the route required a waiver from the Union Cycliste Internationale, as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum race length of six days.[9]

Stage characteristics[10]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 7 July Brescia 15.7 km (9.8 mi) Individual time trial  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
2 8 July Sirmione to Volta Mantovana 110 km (68 mi) Flat stage
3 9 July Sabbioneta to Toano 113 km (70 mi) Hilly stage
4 10 July Imola to Urbino 134 km (83 mi) Hilly stage
5 11 July Frontone to Foligno 108 km (67 mi) Hilly stage
6 12 July San Benedetto del Tronto to Chieti 159 km (99 mi) Hilly stage
7 13 July Lanciano to Blockhaus 120 km (75 mi) Mountain stage
8 14 July Pescara to L'Aquila 117 km (73 mi) Mountain stage
Total 876.7 km (544.8 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

7 July 2024 — Brescia, 15.7 km (9.8 mi) (ITT)
Stage 1 Result[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Lidl–Trek 20' 37"
2  Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez + 1"
3  Brodie Chapman (AUS) Lidl–Trek + 13"
4  Lieke Nooijen (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 23"
5  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Team SD Worx–Protime + 25"
6  Elena Hartmann (SUI) Roland Cycling + 28"
7  Juliette Labous (FRA) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 29"
8  Ruth Edwards (USA) Human Powered Health + 30"
9  Cédrine Kerbaol (FRA) Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling + 38"
10  Loes Adegeest (NED) FDJ–Suez + 38"
General classification after Stage 1[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Lidl–Trek 20' 37"
2  Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez + 1"
3  Brodie Chapman (AUS) Lidl–Trek + 13"
4  Lieke Nooijen (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 23"
5  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Team SD Worx–Protime + 25"
6  Elena Hartmann (SUI) Roland Cycling + 28"
7  Juliette Labous (FRA) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 29"
8  Ruth Edwards (USA) Human Powered Health + 30"
9  Cédrine Kerbaol (FRA) Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling + 38"
10  Loes Adegeest (NED) FDJ–Suez + 38"

Stage 2

8 July 2024 — Sirmione to Volta Mantovana, 110 km (68 mi)

Stage 3

9 July 2024 — Sabbioneta to Toano, 113 km (70 mi)

Stage 4

10 July 2024 — Imola to Urbino, 134 km (83 mi)

Stage 5

11 July 2024 — Frontone to Foligno, 108 km (67 mi)

Stage 6

12 July 2024 — San Benedetto del Tronto to Chieti, 159 km (99 mi)

Stage 7

13 July 2024 — Lanciano to Blockhaus, 120 km (75 mi)

Stage 8

14 July 2024 — Pescara to L'Aquila, 117 km (73 mi)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Team classification
1 Elisa Longo Borghini Elisa Longo Borghini Elisa Longo Borghini not awarded Antonia Niedermaier Lidl–Trek
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Final

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
Denotes the leader of the points classification Denotes the leader of the young rider classification

General classification

General classification after stage 1 (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Lidl–Trek 20' 37"
2  Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez + 1"
3  Brodie Chapman (AUS) Lidl–Trek + 13"
4  Lieke Nooijen (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 23"
5  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Team SD Worx–Protime + 25"
6  Elena Hartmann (SUI) Roland Cycling + 28"
7  Juliette Labous (FRA) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 29"
8  Ruth Edwards (USA) Human Powered Health + 30"
9  Cédrine Kerbaol (FRA) Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling + 38"
10  Loes Adegeest (NED) FDJ–Suez + 38"

Points classification

Points classification after stage 1 (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Lidl–Trek 12
2  Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez 10
3  Brodie Chapman (AUS) Lidl–Trek 8
4  Lieke Nooijen (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike 7
5  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Team SD Worx–Protime 6
6  Elena Hartmann (SUI) Roland Cycling 5
7  Juliette Labous (FRA) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL 4
8  Ruth Edwards (USA) Human Powered Health 3
9  Cédrine Kerbaol (FRA) Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling 2
10  Loes Adegeest (NED) FDJ–Suez 1

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Young rider classification after stage 1 (1–10)[11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Antonia Niedermaier (GER) Canyon–SRAM 21' 25"
2  Ella Wyllie (NZL) Liv AlUla Jayco + 3"
3  Nienke Vinke (NED) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 11"
4  Maud Rijnbeek (NED) AG Insurance–Soudal + 13"
5  Marthe Goossens (BEL) AG Insurance–Soudal + 29"
6  Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 35"
7  Mijntje Geurts (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 41"
8  Francesca Barale (ITA) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 42"
9  Fem van Empel (NED) Visma–Lease a Bike + 46"
10  Alice Towers (GBR) Canyon–SRAM + 46"

Team classification

Team classification after stage 1 (1–10)[11]
Rank Team Time
1 United States Lidl–Trek 1h 03' 05"
2 France FDJ–Suez + 36"
3 Netherlands Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 1' 01"
4 Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike + 1' 10"
5 Australia Liv AlUla Jayco + 1' 33"
6 Norway Uno-X Mobility + 1' 54"
7 Netherlands Team SD Worx–Protime + 1' 56"
8 Germany Canyon–SRAM + 2' 09"
9 Belgium AG Insurance–Soudal + 2' 10"
10 Germany Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling + 2' 18"

References

  1. ^ Weislo, Laura (4 July 2024). "Giro d'Italia Women 2024 start list". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Giro d'Italia Women: one month to the start". RCS Sports and Events. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Giro d'Italia Women 2024: the route has been announced". www.giroditaliawomen.it. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  4. ^ a b c Farrand, Stephen (2023-12-12). "Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route: Blockhaus mountain finish to decide eight-day race". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ "Giro d'Italia Women 2024: the route has been announced". www.giroditaliawomen.it. Retrieved 2024-01-31. Blockhaus is the 'Cima Alfonsina Strada', the highest peak of the race, established in memory of the cyclist who took part in the men's Giro d'Italia in 1924.
  6. ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (2023-05-30). "Opinion: Outgoing Giro d'Italia Donne organizer disrespecting riders, fans by doing bare minimum in 2023". Velo. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  7. ^ Jary, Rachel (13 December 2023). "Eight stages, Blockhaus and a broader route - How RCS is stepping up the Giro d'Italia Women". Rouleur. Retrieved 2024-01-31. Overall, the Giro d'Italia Women route is impressive.
  8. ^ Jones, Amy (2023-12-13). "Late mountain doubleheader offers GC suspense - Analysing the Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31. a positive sign of new management under RCS
  9. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (2021-10-16). "A closer look reveals the inequity at Tour de France Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28. Regarding, the number of days of competition during a stage race, the UCI sets the elite women's stage races at six days, unless an exemption is made by its Management Committee.
  10. ^ "Giro d'Italia Women 2024: the route has been announced". www.giroditaliawomen.it. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Knöfler, Lukas (7 July 2024). "Giro d'Italia Women: Elisa Longo Borghini wins opening stage 1 time trial". CyclingNews. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

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