Britain’s Emma Pooley (Lotto-Belisol) cemented her position as the leader of the Giro Rosa mountains classification by winning today’s 90.3-kilometre Queen stage. The race finished on the only classified climb of the day a route perfectly suited to her talents and increasing form.
The stage was dominated by that final mountain. Twenty-three kilometres long, only the final 13 km was classified, with an average of 8%. With the peloton shredded, Megan Guarnier (Boels_Dolmans) attacked first, and was joined by race leader Marianne Vos’s team mate, Anna van der Breggen who rode on alone, when the American faded.
Emma Pooley climbs into mountains lead at Giro Rosa
Emma Pooley takes solo Giro Rosa stage victory
Lucy Garner makes her mark in debut Giro Rosa sprint
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