The most prestigious tour on the Women’s UCI calendar GiroDonne begins this Friday with one of the strongest fields ever to begin the race.. 10 days, from Rome to Torino – 17 teams, 934.8km and 8751m of climbing. See a brief course preview here
However the most important news so far is confirmation of the TV coverage. RaiSport2 have 45 minutes planned every evening from 19:00 hosted by Piergiorgio Severini and Silvio Martinello… Italy only folks, terribly sorry!
Mara celebrating her 2010 victory
I will be racing with 7 of my Diadora Pasta Zara teammates – Mara Abbott (USA), Shelley Olds(USA), Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS), Amber Pierce (USA), Inga Cilvinaite (LT), Claudia Häusler (GER), and Elanora Patuzzo (ITA).
Stages Giro Donne, July 1-10:
Stage 1: Rome-Velletri, 86km
Stage 2: Pescoconstanzo- Pescoconstanzo, 91km
Stage 3: Potenza Picena-Fermo, 104.3km
Stage 4: Forlimpopoli-Forlì, 101km
Stage 5: Altedo-Verona, 129km
Stage 6: Fontanellato-Piacenza, 128km
Stage 7: Rovato-Grosotto, 122km
Stage 8: Teglio-Valdidentro, 70km
Stage 9: Agliè-Ceresole Reale, 114.8km
Stage 10: San Francesco al Campo TT, 16km
Here is a clip of my teammate Mara Abbott winning the 2010 GiroDonne on Italy’s famous ‘Passo Stelvio’
It is a great opportunity to showcase Aussie Women’s cycling on the world stage – here is the full list of Aussie women that will be racing;
Rochelle Gilmore
Ruth Corset
Shara Gillow
Alexis Rhodes
Chloe Hosking
Bridie O’Donnell
Carla Ryan
Tiffany Cromwell
Vicki Whitelaw
Angela McClure
Davina Summers
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