Giro d'Italia Women 2024 | Stage 7: Highlights

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00:00The seventh and penultimate stage of Giro d'Italia Women for 2024 would take the riders
00:11over 120 kilometers with a total of 3,730 meters of elevation on what is likely to be
00:19one of the most demanding stages in the history of the event.
00:23The blockhouse climb looming large in the minds of the riders throughout the week.
00:27Hot temperatures as there have been throughout the week for all the riders as they faced
00:32into the prospect of two tough climbs and plenty of other shorter climbs along the way.
00:36Lisa Longoborghini controlling an advantage of just three seconds over her nearest rival
00:41Lotta Capecchi in general classification.
00:44The early attacks coming from the top girls Faso Bortolo's squad, Iris Montecolo going
00:50clear in the early stages, then Claire Steele's from the Movistar squad taking the intermediate
00:55sprint.
00:56The early salvos just heralding the battles to come, Clara Emmond the leader of the Queen
01:02of the Mountains classification, unfortunately one of many riders abandoning on a day of
01:08heat, humidity and arduous climbing conditions.
01:14The first of two ascents of the Passo Lasciano claiming many riders as Justine Ghecchiera
01:24creating an opportunity to move into the lead of the Queen of the Mountains classification
01:28with the departure of Clara Emmond taking top points on Passo Lasciano, great performance
01:35after the rider had crashed on the previous stage.
01:38AG Insurance Soudal in fine fettle but as they raced towards the final mountain and
01:45on the descent it was a chase group trying to get back up with the main group of favorites
01:52including Elisa Longo Borghini and most of the riders from the top ten with the exception
01:58of Kim Lecourt distanced in the early climbing.
02:03Brodie Chapman and then Gaia Raillini setting the tempo onto the final 17 kilometer climb
02:08of the blockhouse for the Lidl Trek squad and the overall race leader Elisa Longo Borghini.
02:16Raillini setting a relentless tempo that cost Juliette Labousse the French national
02:23champion and last year's podium finisher her place in the group for a while she managed
02:28to make her way back in before the attack started from the Canyon SRAM squad with Niamh
02:36Bradbury riding well and into the final 10 kilometers.
02:43Niamh Bradbury launching clear her second attack proving effective as Elisa Longo Borghini
02:50led the pursuit behind Lotte Capecchi starting the day second overall staying right on the
02:56wheel of Longo Borghini as Niamh Bradbury opened up an advantage of north of half a
03:03minute and then further extended that as the riders behind stalled a little and Elisa Longo
03:08Borghini frustrated by that fact Paulina Royacker is doing a great job for the Phoenix
03:15Deceuninck squad but Lotte Capecchi straight on to the tail of Elisa Longo Borghini yes
03:21the works rider in the Maglia Rosa and the Lidl Trek squad rider in the Maglia Rosa up
03:28front Niamh Bradbury heading towards glory into the final five kilometers still the attacks
03:33came from Elisa Longo Borghini and still Lotte Capecchi equal to everything that was
03:39thrown at her Longo Borghini desperate to try and increase her advantage of three seconds
03:44approaching the final day of the race and still Paulina Royackers reacted to everything
03:50that was thrown at her and she rode her way back on but up front Niamh Bradbury the 22
03:55year old from Melbourne in Australia from the Canyon SRAM squad racing to glory first
04:00grand tour success her second world tour success and more to come from her as she
04:06raced up and onto the podium and into the lead of the white jersey classification
04:13the battle for second and third and the bonus seconds absolutely critical Lotte
04:18Capecchi taking second and vital bonus seconds meaning she moves to within a
04:24second of the race lead Bradbury it was celebrating after her glory
04:30Bradbury 44 seconds clear of Capecchi and Longo Borghini Longo Borghini remains in the Maglia
04:46Rosa through to the final day of racing now with just a single second advantage Bradbury
04:51after third Capecchi is all but secure in the victory of the points competition and now the
05:00new leader of the Queen of the Mountains Justine Ghecchiera with narrow advantage
05:05over Lotte Capecchi and Niamh Bradbury the new leader of the young rider standings

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