Brand Wins Giro Rosa Latest Stage

Last updated : 07 July 2015 By Covsupport News Service

A great show and still very high temperatures in the 3rd stage of the Giro Rosa 2015, the longest of this edition with its 136 km. On the finish line in Viale Te the Dutch National Champion Lucinda Brand has been the fastest in a small sprint between 9 escapists. The race was animated since the first kilometers, with the escape of Lindsey Williams (Orica - AIS), catched just before the KOM of Monzambano. Here the first to pass was Flavia Oliveira (Alè Cipollini) and Carlee Taylor at the second place. The Aussie rider of Lotto Soudal maintains the Green Jersey even with the same points of Oliveira in the KOM Classification. The escape of the day leaves after the climb and it's composed by 9 athletes: Lucinda Brand (Rabo-Liv), Mayuko Hagiwara (Wiggle Honda), Valentina Scandolara (Orica-AIS), Malgorzata Jasinska (Alè-Cipollini), Chiara Pierobon (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo), Claudia Lichtenberg (Liv-Plantur), Elena Cecchini (Lotto Soudal Ladies), Daiva Tuslaite (Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi) and Loren Rowney (Velocio-SRAM). At about 60 km from the finish there was the attack by Elena Franchi (Servetto Footon) who resisted for some kilometers. The peloton accelerates with the teams of the sprinters in the front, but it's not enough. Lucinda Brand has won the stage and improves her leadership in the Points Classification. Second Place for Valentina Scandolara, and third for the National Italian Champion Elena Cecchini. Almost nothing changed in the General Classification, with Megan Guarnier still in Pink Jersey. 
The three times Giro winner Marianne Vos has come to Mantova to see the stage finish and the victory of her team colleague Lucinda Brand. The Giro Director Giuseppe Rivolta has welcome Marianne and she admitted to desire of racing the Giro Rosa.

Top 10 3rd Stage 26th Giro Rosa (Curtatone - Mantova, 136 km)

1. Lucinda Brand (Rabo-Liv) 3h17'57''
2. Valentina Scandolara (Orica-AIS) +0''
3. Elena Cecchini (Lotto Soudal Ladies) +0''
4. Loren Rowney (Velocio - SRAM) +0''
5. Mayuko Hagiwara (Wiggle Honda) +0''
6. Daiva Tuslaite (Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi) +0''
7. Malgorzata Jasinska (Alè Cipollini) +0''
8. Claudia Lichtenberg (Liv-Plantur) +0'
9. Chiara Pierobon (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo) +10''
10. Annalisa Cucinotta (Alè Cipollini) +1'15''

General Classification after Stage 3:

1. Megan Guarnier (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) 9h'07'01''
2. Anna Van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv) +2''
3. Ashleigh Moolman (Bigla Pro Cycling Team) +5''
4. Lucinda Brand (Rabo-Liv) +12''
5. Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle Honda) +13''
6. Evelyn Stevens (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) +15''
7. Katarzyna Niewadoma (Rabo-Liv) +17''
8. Karol-Ann Canuel (Velocio-SRAM) +24''
9. Mara Abbott (Wiggle Honda) +37''
10. Elena Cecchini (Lotto Soudal Ladies) +43'' 


The Jerseys of the 26th Giro Rosa after the third stage: 

Maglia Rosa: Megan Guarnier (Boels Dolmans Pro Cycling Team)
Maglia Ciclamino: Lucinda Brand (Rabo-Liv)
Maglia Verde: Carlee Taylor (Lotto Soudal Ladies)
Maglia Bianca: Katarzyna Niewadoma (Rabo-Liv)
Maglia Blu: Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle Honda)

Photocredits (c) Flaviano Ossola