Giro d’Italia Donne stage 6: Labous takes her first win, Vos withdraws
Canada's Vallieres has strong ride in 22nd
On Thursday, Juliette Labous (Team DSM) took her first Giro d’Italia Donne win, on a 112.9 km stage from Prevalle Passo del Maniva. The French rider soloed from the break, coming in alone up the summit of Passo Maniva. Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) not only kept her pink jersey but gained a few seconds in the overall.
Van Vleuten would finish in second, 1:37 behind Labous. Third place went to Mavi Garcia. Canada’s Magdaleine Vallieres had a superb ride, finishing 22nd. Other Candians included Anna Gabrielle Traxler coming in at 49th, Sara Poidevin in 89th, and Leah Kirchmann who rode all day for her DSM team, came in at 105th.
STAGE 07 | Prevalle – Passo del Maniva
?? Fuori ora l’intervista alla vincitrice della TAPPA 7️⃣ del #GiroDonne22 Juliette Labous ???♀️
?? The interview with the winner of TAPPA 7️⃣ is out now Juliette Labous ???♀️#GiroDonne pic.twitter.com/wJ9L7wC8xD— Giro Donne (@giro_donne) July 7, 2022
The Giro’s Queen stage definitely lived up to its hype. In the final 40 km, the racers would climb 1,400 m of elevation. The tough summit finish absolutely shattered the field, with riders coming in in ones and twos.
STAGE 07 | Prevalle – Passo del Maniva
? #MagliaRosa —> Annemiek van Vleuten
? #MagliaCiclamino —> Elisa Balsamo
? #MagliaAzzurra —> Marta Cavalli
? #MagliaBianca —> Niamh Fisher-Black
? #MagliaVerde —> Elise Chabbey
? Sprint Cycling Agency#GiroDonne #GiroDonne22 pic.twitter.com/THbyXUj6Ch— Giro Donne (@giro_donne) July 7, 2022
Jumbo Visma’s Marianne Vos did not start, with a planned departure, looking ahead to prep for the inaugural Tour de France Femmes. Vos won on Wednesday.
