Guarischi Wins Giro Rosa First Stage

Last updated : 05 July 2015 By Covsupport News Service

Barbara Guarischi - The Italian sprinter from Velocio -SRAM Cycling Team has won the first stage of the 26th Giro Rosa today in Ljubljana - BTC City.

It has been a very desired triumph for her, awarded as well the blue jersey: A victory in the Giro is a special gift after a hard begin of season due to a broken rib in a crash happened some weeks ago.

Barbara Guarischi's victory has come for a great work made by her team colleagues, especially by the European Games Gold Medal Alena Amialiusik, who has been great to bring Barbara in the best position at the best moment. Barbara Guarischi has beated Lucinda Brand (Rabo-Liv) and her team colleague Tiffany Cromwell, Due to the second place, Lucinda Brand is the new Maglia Rosa, removed from the shoulders of Annemiek Van Vleuten

Two escapists, Malgorzata Jasinska (Alè-Cipollini) and Ana Maria Covrig (BePink-La Classica), have been unlucky, as the group catched them just about 5 km from the Finish. The last brave athlete was Silvia Valsecchi, but the force of the group was too much and the stage victory has been decided with a bunch sprint. From tomorrow the Giro Rosa is in Italy: there is the 2nd stage from Gaiarine to San Fior.

 

Guarischi said "This win is really amazing. I have waited so long for it and I can't believe that I have won today, a stage of the Giro! I didn't feel great at the start but on the climb I was good. My team worked perfect for me in the last kilometres. I started to become nervous and it was Alena (Amialiusik) who kept reminding me to be patient. When you see all of your team mates in front and around you, working just for you to take the stage win, then it's incredible. When we turned the corner I could feel that Tiff was still with me. Brand went early, and I knew there was a head wind so I waited and I went with 100m to go. At one point just before the line I knew I was going to win, and it was almost too much. I couldn't believe it. The girls worked perfect for me in the lead out today and I am happy to repay them with this victory. We all will celebrate it!"

 

 
Top 10 1st Stage (Kamnik - Ljubljana, 102.5 km):

1° Barbara Guarischi (Velocio-SRAM)                2h32'23''
2° Lucinda Brand (Rabo-Liv)                                          +0''
3° Tiffany Cromwell (Velocio-SRAM)                            +0''
4° Elena Cecchini (Lotto Soudal Ladies)                     +0''
5° Floortje Makaaj (Liv-Plantur)                                     +0''
6° Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda)                              +0''
7° Annalisa Cucinotta (Alè-Cipollini)                             +0''
8° Anna Zita Maria Stricker (Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi)   +0''
9° Mia Radotic (BTC City Ljubljana)                              +0''
10° Anna Trevisi (Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi)                       +0''

General Classification after the 1st stage:

1° Lucinda Brand (Rabo-Liv)                                         2h35'06''
2° Barbara Guarischi (Velocio-SRAM)                                   +4''
3° Annemiek Van Vleuten (Bigla Pro Cycling Team)           +5''
4° Roxane Knetemann (Rabo-Liv)                                            +6''
5° Tiffany Cromwell (Velocio-SRAM)                                       +7''
6° Anna Van der Breggen  (Rabo-Liv)                                      +7''
7° Ellen Van Dijk (Boels Dolmans Pro Cycling Team)         +8''
8° Ashleigh Moolman (Bigla Pro Cycling Team)                   +8''
9° Valentina Scandolara (Orica-AIS)                                        +8''
10° Megan Guarnier (Boels Dolmans Pro Cycling Team   +9''


The Jerseys of the 26° Giro Rosa after the 1st Stage:

Pink Jersey: Lucinda Brand (Rabo - Liv)
Ciclamino Jersey: Annemiek Van Vleuten (Bigla Pro Cycling Team)
Green Jersey: Malgorzata Jasinska (Alè-Cipollini)
White Jersey: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Rabo-Liv)
Blue Jersey: Barbara Guarischi (Velocio-SRAM)
 
Photocredits (c) Flaviano Ossola