2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile explained

2016 Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile
Date:	1–10 July 2016
Series:	2016 UCI Women's World Tour
Race No:	11
Season No:	17
Stages:	9 + Prologue
Distance:	857.7
Unit:	km
Time:	22h 42' 20"
First:	Megan Guarnier
First Nat:	USA
First Color:	pink
Second:	Evelyn Stevens
Second Nat:	USA
Third:	Anna van der Breggen
Third Nat:	NED
Points:	Megan Guarnier
Points Nat:	USA
Points Color:	violet
Mountains:	Elisa Longo Borghini
Mountains Nat:	ITA
Mountains Color:	green
Youth:	Katarzyna Niewiadoma
Youth Nat:	POL
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2015
Next:	2017

The 2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile or Giro Rosa was the 27th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile,^[1] the only remaining women's Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour and on the women's calendar.^[2]

Competing teams

Pre race favourites

The race has a number of favourites;^[3] 2015 Giro Rosa champion Anna van der Breggen and Katarzyna Niewiadoma, reigning World Champion Lizzie Armitstead, Megan Guarnier and World Hour record holder Evelyn Stevens, Emma Pooley, Elisa Longo Borghini and two-time champion Mara Abbott .^{[4] [5]}

Route

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Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	1 July	Gaiarine	2km (01miles)		Individual time trial
1	2 July	Gaiarine – San Fior	104km (65miles)		Flat stage
2	3 July	Tarcento – Montenars	111.1km (69miles)		Hilly stage
3	4 July	Montagnana – Lendinara	120km (80miles)		Flat stage
4	5 July	Costa Volpino – Lovere	98.5km (61.2miles)		Flat stage
5	6 July	Grosio – Tirano	77.5km (48.2miles)		Mountain stage
6	7 July	Andora – Alassio/Madonna della Guardia	118.6km (73.7miles)		Mountain stage
7	8 July	Albisola Superiore – Varazze	21.9km (13.6miles)		Individual time trial
8	9 July	Rescaldina – Legnano	99.3km (61.7miles)		Flat stage
9	10 July	Verbania – Verbania	104.8km (65.1miles)		Hilly stage

Stages

Prologue

1 July 2016 – Gaiarine – Gaiarine, 2km (01miles)

Stage 1

2 July 2016 – Gaiarine – San Fior, 104km (65miles)

Stage 2

3 July 2016 – Tarcento – Montenars, 111.1km (69miles)

Stage 3

4 July 2016 – Montagnana – Lendinara, 120km (80miles)

Stage 4

5 July 2016 – Costa Volpino – Lovere, 98.5km (61.2miles)

Stage 5

6 July 2016 – Grosio – Tirano, 77.5km (48.2miles)

Stage 6

7 July 2016 – Andora – Alassio/Madonna della Guardia, 118.6km (73.7miles)

Stage 7

8 July 2016 – Albisola Superiore – Varazze: ITT, 21.9km (13.6miles)

Stage 8

9 July 2016 – Rescaldina – Legnano, 99.3km (61.7miles)

Stage 9

10 July 2016 – Verbania – Verbania, 104.8km (65.1miles)

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Italian rider classification
P	Leah Kirchmann	Leah Kirchmann	Leah Kirchmann	Not Awarded	Katarzyna Niewiadoma	Barbara Guarischi
1	Giorgia Bronzini	Megan Guarnier	Megan Guarnier	Elisa Longo Borghini	Giorgia Bronzini
2	Evelyn Stevens	Evelyn Stevens	Evelyn Stevens	Elisa Longo Borghini
3	Chloe Hosking	Elisa Longo Borghini
4	Tiffany Cromwell
5	Mara Abbott	Mara Abbott
6	Evelyn Stevens	Megan Guarnier	Tatiana Guderzo
7 (ITT)	Evelyn Stevens
8	Giorgia Bronzini
9	Thalita de Jong
Final		Megan Guarnier	Megan Guarnier	Elisa Longo Borghini	Katarzyna Niewiadoma	Tatiana Guderzo

See also

• 2016 in women's road cycling

External links

• cyclingnews.com
• Official site
• 2016 Regulations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2016: Preview - Cyclingnews.com.
2. Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile – Stage 9.
3. Web site: Pink is the new yellow: Giro Rosa preview – VeloNews.com. 29 June 2016. 30 June 2016. 3 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160703185642/http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/06/news/giro-rosa-previews_411738. dead.
4. Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile – Stage 9.
5. Web site: Your guide to the 2016 Giro Rosa, women’s cycling’s biggest tour - Ella. CyclingTips.