Vos wins third stage of Giro d'Italia Donne
Marianne Vos has won the third stage of the Giro d'Italia Donne, a day after finishing second. During the final stage in Sardinia, the 35-year-old Dutch rider attacked early in the bunch sprint. She stayed ahead of Charlotte Kool and Elisa Balsamo. It is Vos' 31st stage victory in the Italian race.
Lara Vieceli attacked immediately after the start. Team Jumbo-Visma kept control and quickly caught Vieceli. The sprinters' teams then gave way to many riders and the pace slowed until the final. The final’s many corners caused cracks in the peloton. Romy Kasper and Vos stayed in front and the Dutch rider proved the strongest in the sprint. For Team Jumbo-Visma Women, it meant the fifth victory of 2022.
"We knew there was a big chance of a bunch sprint today."
"I wanted to try again after yesterday’s second place, so I'm happy it worked out”, Vos said. "We knew there was a big chance of a bunch sprint today. The final was pretty technical. The team put me in position perfectly, but it was hard to hold the position in the corners. I followed Romy’s wheel and she delivered me well in the last kilometre. I'm going to enjoy this win and tomorrow, during the rest day, we'll see what opportunities are left."
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Giro d'Italia Donne
Stage 3
Result
1
Marianne Vos
Team Jumbo-Visma
02:48:22
2
Charlotte Kool
Team DSM
+00:00:00
3
Elisa Balsamo
Trek - Segafredo
+00:00:00
34
Romy Kasper
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:06
35
Karlijn Swinkels
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:06
51
Anouska Koster
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:06
120
Amber Kraak
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:37
121
Riejanne Markus
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:37
Rankings
1
Elisa Balsamo
Trek - Segafredo
05:33:12
2
Marianne Vos
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:06
3
Georgia Baker
Team BikeExchange - Jayco
+00:00:12
12
Anouska Koster
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:26
21
Karlijn Swinkels
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:32
39
Romy Kasper
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:42
108
Riejanne Markus
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:56
119
Amber Kraak
Team Jumbo-Visma
+00:02:36
