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12-07-2025
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Gigante wins stage as Longo Borghini takes overall Giro lead
Sarah Gigante won her second stage of the 2025 Women's Giro D'Italia [Getty Images] Australia's Sarah Gigante won the penultimate stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia while Elisa Longo Borghini claimed the pink jersey as the overall leader. Gigante broke away from the chasing pack on the final climb of the 150km route from Fermignano to Monte Nerone to catch stage leader Longo Borghini with three kilometres to go. Advertisement The 24-year-old then powered away to win stage seven by 45 seconds from Italy's Longo Borghini, who finished second and gained enough time to take over the race lead from Marlen Reusser. "I'm very grateful to my team - we stuck to the plan," said Gigante, whose second stage win of the 2025 Giro saw her move up to third place in the general classification. "We really wanted to try something, and winning this stage is fantastic. "I had studied the final climb and decided to attack on the steep section. I wanted to show that stage four-win wasn't just a one-off, but that I came to Italy to achieve great results," said Gigante, who trails Longo Borghini by one minute 11 seconds overall. Advertisement "I'm still a bit far back in the general classification, but I'll give it a go tomorrow," she added. Defending champion Longo Borghini leads Swiss rider Marlen Reusser, who finished fourth on the stage, by 22 seconds. Sunday's final stage is a 130km route between Forlì and Imola. Stage seven results Sarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) 4hrs 44mins 14secs Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +45secs Isabella Holmgren (Can/Lidl-Trek) +1min 14secs Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar Team) +1min 17secs Antonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon/SRAM Zondacrypto) Same time Barbara Malcotti (Ita/Human Powered Health) 1min 21secs Urska Zigart (Svn/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) 1min 37secs Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) 1min 48secs Évita Muzic (Fra/FDJ–Suez) 2mins 17secs Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) 2mins 48secs General classification after stage seven
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12-07-2025
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Gigante wins stage as Longo Borghini takes overall Giro lead
Australia's Sarah Gigante won the penultimate stage of the Women's Giro d'Italia while Elisa Longo Borghini claimed the pink jersey as the overall broke away from the chasing pack on the final climb of the 150km route from Fermignano to Monte Nerone to catch stage leader Longo Borghini with three kilometres to 24-year-old then powered away to win stage seven by 45 seconds from Italy's Longo Borghini, who finished second and gained enough time to take over the race lead from Marlen Reusser."I'm very grateful to my team - we stuck to the plan," said Gigante, whose second stage win of the 2025 Giro saw her move up to third place in the general classification."We really wanted to try something, and winning this stage is fantastic."I had studied the final climb and decided to attack on the steep section. I wanted to show that stage four-win wasn't just a one-off, but that I came to Italy to achieve great results," said Gigante, who trails Longo Borghini by one minute 11 seconds overall."I'm still a bit far back in the general classification, but I'll give it a go tomorrow," she champion Longo Borghini leads Swiss rider Marlen Reusser, who finished fourth on the stage, by 22 final stage is a 130km route between Forlì and Imola. Stage seven results Sarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) 4hrs 44mins 14secs Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +45secs Isabella Holmgren (Can/Lidl-Trek) +1min 14secs Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar Team) +1min 17secs Antonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon/SRAM Zondacrypto) Same time Barbara Malcotti (Ita/Human Powered Health) 1min 21secs Urska Zigart (Svn/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) 1min 37secs Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) 1min 48secs Évita Muzic (Fra/FDJ–Suez) 2mins 17secs Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) 2mins 48secs General classification after stage seven Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) 20hrs 56mins 48secsMarlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar Team) +22secsSarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) +1min 11secsPauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +2min 55secsAntonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon/SRAM Zondacrypto) +3mins 7 secsAnna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) +3min 46secsIsabella Holmgren (Can/Lidl-Trek) +3mins 54secsUrska Zigart (Svn/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) +4mins 32secsBarbara Malcotti (Ita/Human Powered Health) 4min 44secsKatrine Aalerud (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +5mins 1 secs
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09-07-2025
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Gigante takes Giro stage win as Henderson falls away
Sarah Gigante won stage four of the Women's Giro d'Italia, as former leader Anna Henderson of Great Britain lost more than nine minutes on the rider Gigante launched an attack in the final two kilometres of the climb from Valdobbiadene to Pianezze and won by more than 25 seconds, with 2024 champion Elisa Longo Borghini crossing the line in second and Marlen Reusser now leads the overall standings by 16 seconds from Longo Borghini with four stages bad day means she has fallen to 34th overall. Nicole Cooke, in 2004, is the only British woman to win the Giro."I knew I was in good shape, but winning a stage goes beyond even my wildest dreams," Gigante said."I had surgery on my iliac artery, then dislocated my shoulder and was out for six months."I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. In the final stretch, I kept looking back - it felt too good to be true." Stage four results Sarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) 3hrs 56mins 22secsElisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +25sMarlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar Team) same timeAntonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon/SRAM Zondacrypto) +34sPauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +50sBarbara Malcotti (Ita/Human Powered Health) +56sIsabella Holmgren (Can/Lidl-Trek) +01:01Lore de Schepper (Bel/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) same timeYara Kastelijn (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +01:03Urska Zigart (Slo/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) +01:12 General classification after stage four Marlen Reusser (Swi/Movistar Team) 9hrs 38mins 06secsElisa Longo Borghini (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) +16sSarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) +34sAntonia Niedermaier (Ger/Canyon/SRAM Zondacrypto) +01:03Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +01:48Anna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) +01:53Yara Kastelijn (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +01:54Isabella Holmgren (Can/Lidl-Trek) +01:57Lore de Schepper (Bel/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) +02:03Katrine Aalerud (Nor/Uno-X Mobility) +02:07
