2021 Giro Rosa Explained

2021 Giro Rosa
Date:2–11 July 2021
Series:2021 UCI Women's ProSeries
Race No:5
Season No:7
Stages:10
Distance:1022.7
Unit:km
Time:27h 00' 55"
First:Anna van der Breggen
First Nat:NED
First Color:pink
Second:Ashleigh Moolman
Second Nat:RSA
Third:Demi Vollering
Third Nat:NED
Points:Anna van der Breggen
Points Nat:NED
Points Color:violet
Mountains:Lucinda Brand
Mountains Nat:NED
Mountains Color:green
Youth:Niamh Fisher-Black
Youth Nat:NZL
Youth Color:white
Team Color:red number
Previous:2020
Next:2022

The 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne (commonly known as the Giro Rosa) was the 32nd edition of the Giro d'Italia Femminile women's road cycling stage race. The race started on 2 July and finished on 9 July and, as the longest and one of the most prestigious races on the women's calendar, included ten stages covering over across northern Italy.[1] [2]

After the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the 2020 edition back to September, the 2021 edition saw the Giro Rosa return to its usual July timeslot. Despite that, the UCI demoted the race from the UCI Women's World Tour after the 2020 season, with the move being attributed to race organizers failing to provide the minimum of 45 minutes of live television coverage required for all top-tier Women's WorldTour races. As a result, this edition will be the race's first as a UCI Women's ProSeries event.[3] However, with the race under new management, race organizers sought to adhere to the UCI's requirements and return the race to the UCI Women's World Tour in 2022.

Teams

All nine UCI Women's WorldTeams, along with fifteen UCI Women's Continental Teams, participated in the race.[4] [5] Each team began the race with a squad of six riders, for a total of 144 riders.[6] Of these riders, 92 finished.

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route

After the 2020 edition was reduced to nine stages, the 2021 edition saw the Giro Rosa return to its usual ten-stage length. On 5 May 2021, race organizers revealed the host start and finish locations of each stage, with stage lengths and routes released during a press conference on 4 June.[7] [8] On 2 July, the race kicked off from Fossano, Piedmont, with a team time trial, which featured as the opening stage for the fifth consecutive edition since its implementation in 2017. The race then continued through Piedmont and travelled east through Liguria, Lombardy, and Veneto before finishing in Cormons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, on 11 July.[9]

Stage characteristics and winners[10]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
12 JulyFossano to Cuneo26.7km (16.6miles)Team time trial
23 JulyBoves to Prato Nevoso100.1km (62.2miles)Mountain stage
34 JulyCasale Monferrato to Ovada135km (84miles)Hilly stage
45 JulyFormazza (Fondovalle) to Riale di Formazza Cascata del Toce11.2km (07miles)Mountain time trial
56 JulyMilan to Carugate120.1km (74.6miles)Flat stage
67 JulyColico to Colico (Lake Como)155km (96miles)Flat stage
78 JulySporazocco di Gavardo to Puegnago del Garda109.6km (68.1miles)Hilly stage
89 JulySan Vendemiano to Mortegliano129.4km (80.4miles)Flat stage
910 JulyFeletto Umberto to Monte Matajur122.6km (76.2miles)Mountain stage
1011 JulyCapriva del Friuli to Cormons113km (70miles)Hilly stage
Total1022.7km (635.5miles)

Stages

Stage 1

2 July 2021 — Fossano to Cuneo, 26.7km (16.6miles) (TTT)[11]

Stage 2

3 July 2021 — Boves to Prato Nevoso, 100.1km (62.2miles)[12]

Stage 3

4 July 2021 — Casale Monferrato to Ovada, 135km (84miles)[13] [14]

Stage 4

5 July 2021 — Formazza (Fondovalle) to Riale di Formazza Cascata del Toce, 11.2km (07miles) (ITT)[15]

Stage 5

6 July 2021 — Milan to Carugate, 120.1km (74.6miles)[16]

Stage 6

7 July 2021 — Colico to Colico (Lake Como), 155km (96miles)[17]

Stage 7

8 July 2021 — Sporazocco di Gavardo to Puegnago del Garda, 109.6km (68.1miles)[18]

Stage 8

9 July 2021 — San Vendemiano to Mortegliano, 129.4km (80.4miles)[19]

Stage 9

10 July 2021 — Feletto Umberto to Monte Matajur, 122.6km (76.2miles)[20]

Stage 10

11 July 2021 — Capriva del Friuli to Cormons, 113km (70miles)[21]

Classification leadership table

In the 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne, five different jerseys were awarded.

The most important was the general classification (GC), which was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages with the exception of the time trials: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third placed riders, respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints; three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second, and one second for the rider in third. The rider with the least accumulated time after each stage was the race leader, identified by the pink jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the race, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

Additionally, there was a points classification, for which cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 of each stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, with 12 for second, 10 for third, 8 for fourth, 6 for fifth, with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 10th place. The rider with the most accumulated points after each stage was identified by the cyclamen jersey.

Position12345
Points for 13 11 9 7 5
Points for 7 5 3 2 1
Points for 5 4

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by being one of the first five riders to reach the top of a climb. Each climb was categorised as either first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Of the 18 categorised climbs in the race, a majority were third-category climbs; only two climbs were marked as first-category, with there only being one second-category climb.

The young rider and the Italian rider classifications were decided in the same way as the general classification. However, only riders born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to be ranked in the former, while only riders born in Italy were eligible to be ranked in the latter classification. The leader of the young rider classification wore a white jersey. The leader of the Italian rider classification was awarded a blue jersey, but this jersey was not worn during the race.

There was also a team classification, for which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of each stage and at the race was the team with the lowest total time. Riders of the team classification leaders wore red dossards on the following stage.

+ Classification leadership by stageStageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Italian rider classification
Team classification
1Ruth WinderNot awardedNot awardedNiamh Fisher-BlackElisa Longo Borghini
2Anna van der BreggenAnna van der BreggenAnna van der BreggenAnna van der BreggenErica Magnaldi
3Marianne VosElise Chabbey
4Anna van der Breggen
5Lorena Wiebes
6Emma Norsgaard JørgensenMarianne Vos
7Marianne VosLucinda Brand
8Lorena Wiebes
9Ashleigh MoolmanAnna van der BreggenMarta Cavalli
10Coryn Rivera
FinalAnna van der BreggenAnna van der BreggenLucinda BrandNiamh Fisher-BlackMarta Cavalli

Final classification standings

Team classification

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile. UCI. 12 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Giro Rosa reveal stages and commitment to live television in 2021. Kirsten. Frattini. CyclingNews. 5 May 2021. 27 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Giro Rosa downgraded from UCI Women's WorldTour for 2021. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. 25 September 2020. 27 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Giro Rosa Presentation. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 27 May 2021. 27 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210527074653/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GIroRosapresentationeng_small_def.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Teams – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021.
  6. Web site: The 144 athletes in the Giro d'Italia Donne 2021 are made official. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 2 July 2021. 2 July 2021.
  7. Web site: The "Giro d'Italia Donne 2021" Begins. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 4 June 2021. 4 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Presentato il Giro d'Italia Donne 2021: dal 2 all'11 luglio, dettagli delle tappe e le squadre al via. Italian. Presenting the Giro d'Italia Women 2021: from 2 to 11 July, details of the stages and the teams at the start. BICITV.it. 3 June 2021. 4 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Giro d'Italia Donne 2021. CyclingNews. 27 May 2021.
  10. Web site: Stages – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181627/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stages/. 9 July 2021.
  11. Web site: Stage 1 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710212542/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-1/. 10 July 2021.
  12. Web site: Stage 2 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711132957/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-2/. 11 July 2021.
  13. Web site: Stage 3 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711045737/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-3/. 11 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Altimetria generale. Italian. General Altimetry. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 27 May 2021.
  15. Web site: Stage 4 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710204415/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-4/. 10 July 2021.
  16. Web site: Stage 5 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711091832/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-5/. 11 July 2021.
  17. Web site: Stage 6 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711083541/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-6/. 11 July 2021.
  18. Web site: Stage 7 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710212544/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-7/. 10 July 2021.
  19. Web site: Stage 8 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710210741/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-8/. 10 July 2021.
  20. Web site: Stage 9 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711085140/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-9/. 11 July 2021.
  21. Web site: Stage 10 – Giro d'Italia Donne. 2021 Giro Rosa. PMG Sport. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710205714/https://www.giroditaliadonne.it/stage-10/. 10 July 2021.
  22. Web site: Marianne Vos pulls out of Giro d'Italia Donne, turns attention to Olympic Games. CyclingNews. 10 July 2021. 10 July 2021.