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Wiebes wins stage three of Women's Giro d'Italia

Wiebes wins stage three of Women's Giro d'Italia

BBC News08-07-2025
Lorena Wiebes won the third stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia, but Great Britain's Anna Henderson held on to the pink jersey for the overall leader.The Dutch cyclist saw off competition from British rider Josie Nelson, who took second place for Team Picnic PostNL in Trento.Weibes was led out by her SD Worx-Protime team-mate Lotte Kopecky, who finished third in a race that saw a mass crash with less than 3km to go, leaving only 10 riders at the front.All riders involved in the crash received the same time as Wiebes due to the 3km rule, meaning Henderson, riding for Lidl-Trek, stayed at the top of the general classification by 13 seconds.However, Switzerland's Marlen Reusser shaved two seconds off the Olympic time-trial silver medallist's advantage in the third stage."Winning at the Giro d'Italia Women is always special, and this victory confirms how well the season is going," said Wiebes."Kopecky and I were very lucky not to get caught in the crash, and then (team-mate) Barbara Guarischi did an exceptional job bringing us back to the front."
Stage three results
1. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) 2hrs 59min 7secs2. Josie Nelson (GBR/Picnic PostNL) same time3. Lotte Kopecky (Bel/SD Worx-Protime) same time4. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time5. Babette van der Wolf (Ned/EF Education–Oatly) same time6. Christina Schweinberger (Aut/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time7. Barbara Guarischi (Ita/SD Worx-Protime) same time8. Eleonora Gasparrini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) same time9. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma–Lease a Bike) same time10. Marthe Truyen (Bel/Fenix–Deceuninck) same time
General classification after stage three
1. Anna Henderson (GBR/Lidl-Trek) 5hrs 41mins 10secs2. Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar) +13 secs3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +31secs4. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) +35secs5. Monica Trinca Colonel (Ita/Liv AlUla Jayco) +56secs6. Shirin van Anrooij (Ned/Lidl-Trek) same time7. Katrine Aalerud (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +59secs8. Antonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon Sram) +1min 3secs9. Juliette Labous (Fra/FDJ-SUEZ) +1min 6secs10. Dilyxine Miermont (Fra/Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team) +1min 10secs
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