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Elena Cecchini | Kaltblut
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Giro d'Italia Women - Stage 5
With a relatively flat course, Stage 5 of the Giro was likely the last day for the sprinters, so the sprint teams (lead by SD Worx-Protime) kept the breakaways in check, letting only single riders go up the road and keeping them on a short leash.
Yesterday's winner Clara Emond (EF-Oatly-Cannondale) took some mountains points to further secure her lead in the mountain classification. The last solo breakaway rider was Marta Jaskulska (Ceratizit-WNT), who was caught with 8km to go, setting things up for the expected bunch finish.
In the sprint, Lotte Kopecky had a flawless lead-out from her teammates Elena Cecchini and Barbara Guarischi, and won in commanding fashion. Chiara Consonni (UAE Team ADQ) and Arlenis Sierra (Movistar Team) came in second and third, respectively. (We rather like photos of stage victories when teammates celebrate behind, as Guarischi did when Kopecky crossed the line!)
With the bonus seconds from the stage win, Kopecky moves within three seconds of Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) on GC, with Cecilie Uttrup-Ludwig (FDJ-Suez) still in third, having finished in the bunch along with with ELB.
Tomorrow the road pitches upward, and it will be interesting to see how Kopecky climbs, what kind of form Uttrup-Ludwig is in, and how ELB will defend her pink jersey.
Tour de France femmes - Winner of the team ranking
SD Worx 🇳🇱
Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering, Marlen Reusser, Elena Cecchini, Mischa Bredewold, Christine Majerus, Lorena Wiebes
Amalie Dideriksen wins the 2017 Ronde van Drenthe - via Boels Dolmans race gallery
1. Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels-Dolmans, 3:51:17 2. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon-SRAM, s.t. 3. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Sunweb, s.t. 4. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle-High5, + 00:02 5. Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) ORICA-Scott, + 00:07 6. Jolien D’hoore (Bel) Wiggle-High5, + 00:09 7. Marianne Vos (Ned) WM3 Energie, s.t. 8. Alice Barnes (GBr) Drops, s.t. 9. Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels-Dolmans, s.t. 10. Chloe Hosking (Aus) Alé Cipollini, s.t.
