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00:00Zlata Kopecky launches for glory, Paulina Ryakers is floundering in fourth

00:04Elisa Longomorghini is not giving up on this one just yet, she's on the tail of

00:08Zlata Kopecky and take this one to the line just one second between them going

00:13to the final take

00:18the eighth and final stage of Giro d'Italia women 2024 would take the

00:24riders over a 117 kilometer route that would be as arduous as anything they had

00:31faced in the previous days series of difficult climbs throughout the day to

00:36categorize descents a sawtooth profile as the leading protagonists getting set

00:41to do battle with just a single second between them now they're Jersey

00:45classification holders at the front of the field in the early stages but all

00:48eyes on Elisa Longomorghini she went head-to-head with Zlata Kopecky for

00:54glory in the event Longomorghini having led the race since stage one holding

01:00that Maglia Rosa could she hold it through to the conclusion of the event

01:04the intermediate sprint in the early part of the day taken by Silvia Zanardi

01:10who would win the intermediate sprints prize by the end of the day and Justine

01:14Ghecchiera as well also going clear to try and take the mountain points that

01:21would rubber stamp her situation at the head of the battle for the Maglia at

01:25Zurich Belgian rider infiltrating a group of four riders in total clear of

01:32the field Lucinda Brand Claire Steele's also there Katrina Ollerud that group

01:39quickly back and very soon back into the clutches of the main peloton dwindling

01:44in size into the final 50 kilometers Francesca Koch particularly active and

01:50animated during the day in her efforts to get clear of the field

01:55Kopecky searching for that single-second advantage and trying to control the main

02:01peloton to keep the breakaway groups to a minimum even their efforts struggling

02:10as three riders raced clear and Elisa Longomorghini tracking her rival as she

02:16has done throughout much of the week Longomorghini just needs to stay in the

02:22wheel of a lot of Kopecky through to the conclusion of the day a lot of

02:27Kopecky meanwhile trying to close down the group of three riders up front in

02:35the closing stages of the event Kim Lecourt managing to make it into a move

02:42with Ruth Edwards and Francesca Koch as they opened up an advantage of north of

02:48half a minute and Niamh Fisher-Black trying to control the gap for a lot of

02:56Kopecky into the final five kilometers Mavi Garcia launching an attack to try

03:02and bridge to the breakaway group Francesca Koch struggling on the

03:06penultimate climb of the day she would make it back in as they approached the

03:12flamme rouge at the conclusion of the day this Koch Kim Lecourt and Ruth

03:18Edwards Edwards looking to improve on the second place finish from two days

03:23previously onto the final 700 meter ramp to the line and the attacks started

03:29coming from the main peloton as a lot of Kopecky went to the front to try and

03:35draw that one second clear that she needed to get on terms up front Kim

03:41Lecourt had the sprint and had the strength to take a glorious first stage

03:47success in the Giro d'Italia AG insurance squad finishing the week in

03:52fine style because I always see the others are stronger than me and today

03:57proved that this possible and yeah it's not only for me but this is for the team

04:05you

04:10the GC protagonists went for glory behind and instead of Kopecky put in

04:15distance into Elisa Longa Borghini it was the other way around Elisa Longa

04:19Borghini across the line in fourth place 21 seconds clear of her rival lot of

04:26Kopecky joy unbound as she finally could release the emotion and sense the

04:32achievement of taking a first victory for Italy in the event since 2008 I'm

04:38really proud to wear this Maglia Rosa in Italy with the Lidl track jersey on I

04:43will need some time to realize what I've been doing joy unbound to for Kim Lecourt

04:48and she celebrated her stage success on the podium

04:54Edwards and Koch doing a wonderful job in the top three overall as Elisa Longa

05:00Borghini joined by Niamh Bradbury and by second place lot of Kopecky on the

05:04podium but the Luce Infinito prize going to Elisa Longa Borghini a lot of

05:11Kopecky some consolation as the winner of the points competition dominant

05:16success for the Belgian in that and Belgian success as well Gakira taking

05:20the Maglia Zura for the Queen of the Mountains title

05:26and the white jersey for best young rider going to Niamh Bradbury third

05:30overall and best young rider for the Australian Rider with Canyon SRAM

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