Vos comes up short in eighth stage Giro d'Italia Donne
Marianne Vos has missed out on a podium place in the penultimate stage of the Giro d'Italia Donne. The 36-year-old rider of Team Jumbo-Visma was well in the lead in the final ascending kilometres but lacked the power to challenge for the win. The stage victory went to Kata Blanka Vas.
After a day of travel and rest, a 125-kilometre stage awaited the riders in Sardinia on Saturday. Team Jumbo-Visma set their sights on a possible final sprint and helped to ensure that all attempts to attack were thwarted. Vos, who hasn't had much of a sprint this Giro, seemed made for the explosive finish in Sassari.
Heading into the final kilometre, the multiple world champion was in an ideal position, but in the final sprint, she could not prevent her legs from going sour. A visibly struggling Vos had to settle for 10th place. "It was very tough and difficult today", she commented. "Unfortunately, this was the maximum possible."
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Giro d'Italia Donne
Stage 8
Result
1
Blanka Vas
Team SD Worx
03:00:41
2
Chloe Dygert
Canyon//SRAM Racing
+00:00:00
3
Liane Lippert
Movistar Team
+00:00:00
10
Marianne Vos
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:00
32
Fem van Empel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:36
53
Noemi Rüegg
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:08
77
Maud Oudeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:02:35
105
Teuntje Beekhuis
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:07:24
129
Karlijn Swinkels
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:12:47
130
Linda Riedmann
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:12:47
Rankings
1
Annemiek van Vleuten
Movistar Team
21:06:52
2
Juliette Labous
Team dsm-firmenich
+00:03:56
3
Gaia Realini
Lidl - Trek
+00:04:23
11
Fem van Empel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:10:44
34
Noemi Rüegg
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:41:50
50
Marianne Vos
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:58:02
89
Teuntje Beekhuis
Team Jumbo-Visma
+01:28:24
93
Karlijn Swinkels
Team Jumbo-Visma
+01:30:57
94
Linda Riedmann
Team Jumbo-Visma
+01:31:18
101
Maud Oudeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+01:35:04
