2018 Giro Rosa Explained
The 29th running of the women's Giro d'Italia, or Giro Rosa, was held from 6 to 15 July 2018.[1] Raced over ten stages, it is considered the most prestigious stage race of the women's calendar. It was the 14th event of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour.[2] Two-time winner Anna van der Breggen was the defending champion.[3] However she elected not to defend her title, choosing instead to focus on preparing for a bid to win her first title at the Road World Championships.[4]
Teams
The 24 UCI Women's Team competing and associated dossard numbers.[5]
Route
UCI World Tour
See main article: 2018 UCI Women's World Tour.
Attributed points
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| 200 | 150 | 125 | 100 | 85 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stages
Stage 1
- 6 July 2018 — Verbania to Verbania, 15.5km (09.6miles), team time trial (TTT)
Stage 2
- 7 July 2018 — Ovada to Ovada, 120.4km (74.8miles)
Stage 3
- 8 July 2018 — Corbetta to Corbetta, 132km (82miles)
Stage 4
- 9 July 2018 — Piacenza to Piacenza, 109km (68miles)
Stage 5
- 10 July 2018 — Omegna to Omegna, 122.6km (76.2miles)
Stage 6
- 11 July 2018 — Sovico to Gerola Alta, 114.1km (70.9miles)
Stage 7
- 12 July 2018 — Lanzada to Lanzada, 15km (09miles), Individual Time Trial
Stage 8
- 13 July 2018 — San Giorgio to Breganze, 121.6km (75.6miles)
Stage 9
- 14 July 2018 — Tricesimo to Monte Zoncolan, 104.7km (65.1miles)
Stage 10
- 15 July 2018 — Cividale del Friuli to Cividale del Friuli, 120.3km (74.8miles)
Classification leadership table
In the 2018 Giro d'Italia Femminile, five different jerseys were awarded. The most important was the general classification, 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 riders respectively.[8] 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.[8] The rider with the least accumulated time is the race leader, identified by a pink jersey.[8] This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Giro d'Italia Femminile, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a cyclamen jersey.[8] In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage, and unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages – with the exception of the team time trial, which awarded no points towards the classification – were awarded the same number of points. 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.[8]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Points for | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Points for | 5 | 4 | |
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There was also a
mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey.
[8] In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs; however on both categories, the top five riders were awarded points.
[8] The fourth jersey represented the
young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born on or after 1 January 1995 were eligible to be ranked in the classification.
The fifth and final jersey represented the classification for Italian riders, marked by a blue jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born in Italy were eligible to be ranked in the classification.[8] There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.[8] The daily team leaders wore red dossards in the following stage.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Frattini. Kristen. Cyclingnews' guide to the 2018 Women's WorldTour. Cyclingnews. 28 April 2018.
- Web site: Expanded UCI Women's WorldTour in 2018. UCI. 16 April 2018.
- News: Van der Breggen wins second Giro Rosa title. VeloNews. 9 July 2017. 28 April 2018.
- Web site: Anna van der Breggen wins road world championships with astonishing ride . Pender . Kieran . 29 September 2018 . . 30 September 2020.
- Web site: it. Ordine di Partenza (Cronometra a Squadre) . 7 July 2018.
- Web site: Full 2018 Giro Rosa route revealed. Cyclingnews.com. immediate Media Company. 28 April 2018.
- Web site: Règlement UCI du sport cycliste - Titre II, épreuves sur route - Chapitre X, classement UCI - Article 2.10.017, Barème des points Femmes Elite, dispositions générales - version au 1er janvier 2018 . uci.ch . French . 20 April 2018 . 5 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205184536/http://fr.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/18/23/94/2-ROA-20180101-F_French.PDF . dead .
- Web site: Rules Giro Rosa 2017. Giro d'Italia Femminile. WordPress. 30 June 2017. 3–4.
- Web site: SUNWEB WON FOR ONE SECOND THE TEAM TRIAL STAGE "VERBANIA-VERBANIA". Giro d'Italia Femminile. WordPress. 7 July 2018. 6 July 2018.
- Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2018 Stage 3 results.
- Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2018 Stage 4 results.
- Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2018 Stage 5 results.
- Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2018 Stage 6 results.
- Web site: Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2018 Stage 9 results.