| 2023 Giro Donne | |
| Date: | 30 June – 9 July 2023 |
| Series: | 2023 UCI Women's World Tour |
| Race No: | 20 |
| Season No: | 27 |
| Stages: | 9 |
| Distance: | 928 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 24h 26' 25" |
| First: | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| First Nat: | NED |
| First Color: | pink |
| Second: | Juliette Labous |
| Second Nat: | FRA |
| Third: | Gaia Realini |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Points: | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Points Nat: | NED |
| Points Color: | violet |
| Mountains: | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Mountains Nat: | NED |
| Mountains Color: | green |
| Youth: | Gaia Realini |
| Youth Nat: | ITA |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Team Nat: | ESP |
| Team Color: | red number |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 Giro Donne was the 34th edition of the Giro Donne, a women's road cycling stage race that took place in Italy. The race began on the 30 June and ended on 9 July 2023. It was the 20th race in the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.
The race was won by Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team for the fourth time, beating Juliette Labous by nearly four minutes. Van Vleuten also won the points and mountains classifications, with Gaia Realini winning the youth classification and the Italian rider classification.[1]
See main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2023 Giro Donne.
24 teams participated in the race. Each team had seven riders, one more than the 2022 edition.[2] All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 9 UCI Women's Continental Teams selected by organisers PMG Sport/Starlight. The teams were announced on 25 May 2023.[3]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
See main article: 2023 Giro Donne, Stage 1 to Stage 9. In May 2023, the route was announced by organisers PMG Sport/Starlight. The race started in Tuscany with an individual time trial, before heading north-west through the Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Liguria regions. After seven stages, the race transferred to Sardinia for the last two stages. The announcement of the route was criticised, taking place around 1 month prior to the event.[4] The route itself was also criticised, with a drop in the total number of stages and stage length compared to previous editions.
As with the previous editions, the route required a waiver from the Union Cycliste Internationale, as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum race length of six days.[5]
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 June | Chianciano | 4.4km (02.7miles) | Individual time trial | Stage neutralised | ||
| 2 | 1 July | Bagno a Ripoli to Marradi | 102.1km (63.4miles) | Medium-mountain stage | |||
| 3 | 2 July | Formigine to Modena | 118.2km (73.4miles) | Flat stage | |||
| 4 | 3 July | Fidenza to Borgo Val di Taro | 134km (83miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 5 | 4 July | Salassa to Ceres | 103.3km (64.2miles) | Mountain stage | |||
| 6 | 5 July | Canelli to Canelli | 104.4km (64.9miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 7 | 6 July | Albenga to Alassio | 109.1km (67.8miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 7 July | Transfer to Sardinia | ||||||
| 8 | 8 July | Nuoro to Sassari | 125.7km (78.1miles) | Hilly stage | |||
| 9 | 9 July | Sassari to Olbia | 126.8km (78.8miles) | Medium-mountain stage | |||
| Total | 928km (577miles) | ||||||
Prior to the race, three-time winner Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team was considered the favourite for the victory,[6] with media noting that riders such as Gaia Realini and Elisa Longo Borghini of Lidl–Trek, Mavi Garcia of Liv Racing TeqFind and Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx would also be contenders.[7] Marta Bastianelli of UAE Team ADQ will retire from professional cycling following her home race.[8]
One day prior to the event, an official start list was not available.[9] The organisation of the race was criticised by Lizzie Deignan, noting the financial difficulties of the organiser.
| + Classification leadership by stage | Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Italian rider classification | Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stage neutralised | |||||||
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten | Annemiek van Vleuten | Annemiek van Vleuten | Annemiek van Vleuten | Gaia Realini | Elisa Longo Borghini | ||
| 3 | Lorena Wiebes | Marta Cavalli | ||||||
| 4 | Elisa Longo Borghini | |||||||
| 5 | Antonia Niedermaier | Annemiek van Vleuten | Antonia Niedermaier | Gaia Realini | ||||
| 6 | Annemiek van Vleuten | Gaia Realini | ||||||
| 7 | Annemiek van Vleuten | |||||||
| 8 | Blanka Vas | |||||||
| 9 | Chiara Consonni | |||||||
| Final | Annemiek van Vleuten | Annemiek van Vleuten | Gaia Realini | |||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24h 26' 25" | |||
| 2 | + 3' 56" | |||
| 3 | + 4' 23" | |||
| 4 | + 5' 34" | |||
| 5 | + 5' 34" | |||
| 6 | + 6' 16" | |||
| 7 | + 6' 25" | |||
| 8 | + 6' 59" | |||
| 9 | + 7' 28" | |||
| 10 | + 9' 12" |
| Rider | Team | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 | |||
| 2 | 35 | |||
| 3 | 31 | |||
| 4 | 30 | |||
| 5 | 28 | |||
| 6 | 24 | |||
| 7 | 23 | |||
| 8 | 20 | |||
| 9 | 18 | |||
| 10 | 18 |
| Rider | Team | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | |||
| 2 | 35 | |||
| 3 | 34 | |||
| 4 | 24 | |||
| 5 | 23 | |||
| 6 | 18 | |||
| 7 | 15 | |||
| 8 | 15 | |||
| 9 | 13 | |||
| 10 | 11 |
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24h 30' 48" | |||
| 2 | + 6' 21" | |||
| 3 | + 8' 15" | |||
| 4 | + 25' 48" | |||
| 5 | + 29' 13" | |||
| 6 | + 31' 37" | |||
| 7 | + 37' 27" | |||
| 8 | + 45' 32" | |||
| 9 | + 49' 45" | |||
| 10 | + 50' 30" |
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21h 11' 15" | |||
| 2 | + 1' 11" | |||
| 3 | + 2' 38" | |||
| 4 | + 12' 28" | |||
| 5 | + 19' 45" | |||
| 6 | + 19' 59" | |||
| 7 | + 28' 38" | |||
| 8 | + 31' 04" | |||
| 9 | + 35' 33" | |||
| 10 | + 38' 06" |
| Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 63h 56' 12" | |
| 2 |  | + 46" | |
| 3 |  | + 10' 45" | |
| 4 | + 21' 34" | ||
| 5 | + 25' 35" | ||
| 6 | + 27' 42" | ||
| 7 | + 31' 27" | ||
| 8 |  | + 37' 28" | |
| 9 |  | + 44' 12" | |
| 10 | | + 48' 09" |
Prior to the race, organisers PMG Sport/Starlight stated that they could not afford the €730,000 cost of TV coverage, which is required for the UCI Women's World Tour. Media reports suggested that without TV coverage, the race could be cancelled.[12] Subsequently, agreement was made between the Italian Cycling Federation and Italian national broadcaster RAI to broadcast the race.[13] CyclingNews reported that each stage would have "roughly one hour" of live coverage on RAI, Eurosport and Global Cycling Network.